VEHICLE INSPECTIONS

[Duchess]

There are zero 'inspections' that take place.

How do you feel about that? I had never given this any thought until I read that story in the other thread.

[cannongal]

Just remember when the computer comes up with a code 67 I think or large evap leak it could simply mean that you need a new gas cap. That will make the computer light stay on. And get one from a dealership. A guy I know bought a cap that was bad from a cheap parts store like advanced auto or autozone. He got a good one from the dealership and his light went out. They wanted to charge 800.00 for all this stupid work for nothing.

This happened to a friend of mine last year-she drives one of the newer SUV's, all computerized inside and out-her engine light came on-took the garage 4 days to figure out she had her gas cap on crooked-she ended up with a bill for over $600.00 in 'diagnostic labor'. She still gripes about it.....

[Midwest Spy]

There are zero 'inspections' that take place.

How do you feel about that? I had never given this any thought until I read that story in the other thread.

It seems the complete 'pile of shit' cars on the road are very minimal.

So far, I think most people here are okay without the inspection/emission process.

I've been more concerned with the condition of our roads in recent years. We get a ton of potholes. However, due to the lack of severe cold weather this past winter, we haven't had to deal with them either.

[Lady Cop]

not inspections, but excise taxes...awful in this state! highway robbery!

i moved back here 4 years ago. i went to DMV to change over license & registration.

they slapped me with a $1200. bill for a new Cadillac my mother had bought right before she died. i had to pay it then and there! it was a 20-year-old excise tax bill!! bastards!

i could have spent a year or so in court arguing, but i HAD to change over from florida.

[username]

Every other year, we have to have our cars inspected but I've never considered it a safety inspection; they're just checking emissions as far as I know.

As far as safety goes, it's the elderly drivers that scare the shit out of me.

[sally]

I think that's an Italian Spinone. The dog, not the old lady.

[sally]

I think this is one good thing about living in Fl., I don't need any more ridiculous expenses.

I'd rather they do something about the goddamn truckers on the highway, they cause more accidents than anyone.

[Maggot]

I think this is one good thing about living in Fl., I don't need any more ridiculous expenses.

I'd rather they do something about the goddamn woman drivers on the highway, they cause more accidents than anyone.

I agree!

[username]

I think this is one good thing about living in Fl., I don't need any more ridiculous expenses.

I'd rather they do something about the goddamn woman drivers on the highway, they cause more accidents than anyone.

I agree!

You have a problem with the women today? Your wife smack you around again or something?

[Maggot]

I think this is one good thing about living in Fl., I don't need any more ridiculous expenses.

I'd rather they do something about the goddamn woman drivers on the highway, they cause more accidents than anyone.

I agree!

You have a problem with the women today? Your wife smack you around again or something?

I was cut off by a blue hair today, I almost gave her the bird until I saw those big black sunglasses. Then I stuck my hairy tongue out.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

The geezers down here are scary, I drive a big ass dodge dually with a trailer hitch as self defence

[LuciferLynn]

The older they get, the bigger their car. God help you if you're on the interstate or 41 when they're driving an RV.

[thekid65]

This was inspired by a post in another thread...

I have always thought all states would require vehicles traveling their roads to be inspected. Wrong! It's left up to the state to make that decision. If your state is not on the enclosed list you can take that to mean they don't care about your safety. Yeah, that's how I see it. It also tells me that the people managing your state have shit for brains.

Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

Had to deal with that crap in St. Louis, when I lived there, not so in I-dee-ho. It's a fucking joke. The people that have shit for brains are the legislators that use that crap for nothing but revenue, without taking into account that if one does not have a car that passes the safety inspection, that there's a plethora of mechanics that will "OK" your vehicle for a price. Did it quite often, myself.

It's nothing more than a revenue/tax generation gimmick for the States... and if you believe otherwise, you're the one with shit for brains.

[Duchess]

It's nothing more than a revenue/tax generation gimmick for the States... and if you believe otherwise, you're the one with shit for brains.

If I care enough to send flowers to the funeral home I will enclose a card saying, "It was your lucky day! Your beheading from the engine part that burst through your windshield made it possible for you to die painlessly."

[Duchess]

That may have been a little much.

[Donovan]

Lol no it was good.

[krystalshores]

Ga doesn't have that either unless it was totalled by the insurance company. Then a licensed salvage buyer can but it and fix it to specs. Only then would it have to be inpected by the the state to get a rebuilt title. Not every county even has to have an emissions every year.

[thekid65]

If I care enough to send flowers to the funeral home I will enclose a card saying, "It was your lucky day! Your beheading from the engine part that burst through your windshield made it possible for you to die painlessly."

Writing a note to a dead man makes as much sense as the safety inspections. Not surprising you'd be an advocate of both.

[Duchess]

as much sense as the safety inspections.

Our country is filled with people who need to be told what to do. They aren't like you & I, they won't repair or handle things for whatever reason and they need to be forced to do the right thing. I don't view safety inspections in any capacity as being a negative.

[thekid65]

I agree that the premise that the states list as the reason for the inspections is a good idea. The thing is...most folks whose autos obviously wont pass the inspections..are the ones that generally cant afford to get the problems fixed. Those are the ones that will slip the mechanic $50 to sign off on the inspection sticker. Everyone knows this. So it's really not taking many unsafe cars off the road.

Another thing to add is there are also a lot of unscrupulous mechanics out there that use this as an opportunity to generate revenue. Finding something wrong, that's not really wrong. Most folks (that have the money) would probably choose to have the "issue" fixed right then and there, while they are already at the shop.

To add to that ↑ ↑ ↑, there are some states that dont use private stations, and have state run facilities. One can only imagine, knowing how the government spends our money, how much those programs actually cost Joe Q. Taxpayer. So in this case, I was incorrect earlier. I noted that in the case of PA, the cost to the taxpayer in the completely State run program was $86 million.

It's funny...I did a quick search on this topic, and found that North Carolina, for example, will require your 2010 model year car to have an annual safety inspection, but your 1975 AMC Pacer is exempt. Now tell me, which of the two aforementioned cars is more likely to have mechanical issues that may cause an accident?

I found many differing opinions and studies on whether these inspections actually reduce accidents, and when you get right down to it, none of them are conclusive, one way or the other. I did see, that at the peak, there were 31 states that required inspections. That # is now down to less than 20 (I believe the info in your post was a little out-dated). So for whatever reason...cost, ineffectiveness, States are scrapping this program.

Our country is filled with people who need to be told what to do.

While that may be true...it's attitudes like that, that are leading to the decline of this country, and the increase in the size of our Government.