The State inspection wait is on.............. - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

LUVMBDiesels · #16 07-01-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Burnzy

Ironically enough, NOTHING was wrong. I feel like I won the lottery

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Woo Hoo!

pawoSD · #17 07-01-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mplafleur

Safety inspection?
Emissions inspection?

What are those?

Yeah no kidding.

We can drive whatever hunk of metal + engine + wheels we can glue a license plate to here in MI!

compu_85 · #18 07-01-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

Yeah no kidding.

We can drive whatever hunk of metal + engine + wheels we can glue a license plate to here in MI!

You should see some of the well ventilated heaps running around Ypsi... my friend from VA couldn't believe they let them on the road! LOL

-J

Actros617 · #19 07-01-2009, 01:01 PM

Wow, in Oklahoma, there is no such thing as "inspection".

JimFreeh · #20 07-01-2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro

Those inspectors can get in real trouble if they're caught overlooking even seemingly minor issues like marker lights. OTOH, maybe you need to find a better inspector.
Just had 'Ol'Blue', my 'new' 82 240D inspected without any problems. But I try to go over my cars beforehand. I'm sure my inspector gets to see some real clunkers come through his bay.

Happy Motoring, Mark

Exactly.

Spend some time beforehand to make sure the stupid, obvious stuff is fixed.

The other trick for Virginia is to find a good shop that isn't looking for you to make their next boat payment. Tire stores are known to be the worst inspection places....

Over the last twenty years in VA., I've made an effort to seek out a fair (or better) inspector, and then make sure I return to them each time. I also make a point to tip the guy $5.00 each time he does the car. Since I'm currently doing 8 cars each year, I get in pretty often, and everyone knows me by name.... I'm the old Mercedes guy....

I walk in and tell the inspector, "Wow, I only put 900 miles on her this year....".

It also makes a difference how the car looks when you bring it in. I make sure the car is detailed as best I can, and leave the registration on the dash, so the inspector doesn't have to search for the VIN.

Little things, but I've had a pretty good experience with inspections in VA.

Of course, I'm not trying to slide crap past them, either.

If your front end is worn out, it's not safe, accept it...

Jim

Skippy · #21 07-01-2009, 02:39 PM

No safety inspection in Nevada. No emission inspection either unless you live in Washoe or Clarke counties. Rust isn't much of an issue here, so old clunkers frequently get driven until the motor or tranny quits. Brakes, lights, wipers, tires with tread on them, windows with glass in them, and horns are all kind of optional. There are laws on the books requiring that stuff, but they don't seem to get enforced. I'm not complaining, mind you.

Mark DiSilvestro · #22 07-01-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Burnzy

I remember, many moons ago when an inspection was something that was done while you waited. In high school I dated a girl who's dad owned a service station, best inspections ever!! Pull up, grab a soda from the cooler and tell "dad" how great his daughter was. Ten minutes later, new sticker and a legal car to "entertain" his daughter in. He didn't even charge me for the soda. Those were the days!

That's pretty much how my 240D inspection went yesterday, except for the daughter & free soda part!

Remember when the Virginia safety inspection was every six months? What a pain! But at least there was no emmisions test in those days.

Happy Motoring, Mark

Mark DiSilvestro · #23 07-01-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dlevitt

The current New York inspection does not require a wheel to be removed, if the rotor surface is visible. Years ago, pulling a wheel was required.

So, I took my Audi 100 to an 'official inspection station'. The mechanic puts the car on a lift, and removes the left front wheel. Then he puts it back on and removes the right front wheel.

Then, looking extremely puzzled, he walks over to where I was waiting and asks "OK, where are the brakes?"

HaHaHa. Are/were you a fellow member of the 'Awfull Audi Club'? I owned a couple early examples - '71 and '72 Super-90 wagons - with inboard front discs mounted to the transaxle. My Audis were fairly trouble-prone, but relatively easy to work on for a FWD. Eventually, by the early '90s, lack of availible parts finished-off my last Super-90.

Happy Motoring, Mark

Burnzy · #24 07-01-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro

That's pretty much how my 240D inspection went yesterday, except for the daughter & free soda part!

Remember when the Virginia safety inspection was every six months? What a pain! But at least there was no emmisions test in those days.

Happy Motoring, Mark

No emmisions test in Richmond.............Yet. Hell, we just figured out smoking was bad for you

::matthew · #25 07-01-2009, 03:40 PM

All they verified on mine was the VIN as compared to the title I brought in.

No inspection here in Florida, since the 80s...

JCSC2 · #26 07-01-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Burnzy

Ironically enough, NOTHING was wrong. I feel like I won the lottery

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Hot damn! Congratulations. I know exactly how everyone feels about VA state inspections. Sucks!

bigblockchev · #27 07-01-2009, 04:29 PM

We have emissions testing , opacity only for older diesels , Obd II hookup only for later model vehicles gas and diesel. This only applies for the metro Vancouver area, the rest of the province has nothing. There are Safety inspections if you import a vehicle into the province or get stopped for some sort of mechanical issue or light out. This is not necessarily a bad thing. I picked up a really nice low miles 93 Jetta TD from a smartass kid who thought it was a good idea to tell the cop who stopped him that he couldn't see how fast he was going because his dash lights didn't work. Cop says ok maybe you should get the vehicle inspected and writes him a ticket. They found lots of stuff including excess smoking. You have to fix everything they find!! So $2800 later he has a nice rebuilt injection pump and new injectors as well as lots of new suspension parts and Working dash lights He had spent another $2000 in the previous 6 months. His parents freaked out and that was the end of the car for him. I picked it up for $1000 running nicely thank you very much.

Ken300D · #28 07-02-2009, 09:44 AM

The worst place I've been for VA inspection are the places that specialize only in auto repairs. They use the inspection as an opportunity for more business.

Better places are the corner gas station. They set up an inspection booth but don't really get that much money from auto repairs - they get it from selling gasolene and drinks/snacks.

There was a proposal in Virginia to match the safety inspection period of validity with the emissions test - good for two years. Unfortunately the idea seemed to go away quietly.

Ken300D

E150GT · #29 07-02-2009, 10:23 AM

Inspection here is a joke. Last year I took my car to a local oil change joint for an inspection. The guy was looking over the car making sure all the lights work and what not. He got to the windshield and got a confused look on his face. He turns and asks me if I had windshiel wipers. I showed him them, but I think if someone else asks me I am gonna have some fun. Anyway, they are all about to start putting a new sticker on and an old guy comes out and looks at my headlights. He tells the workers my car just failed because of a rock chip in my headlight that was so small it didnt even go all the way through. You could rub your finger across it and it felt as smooth as could be. What angered me was that this very same shop inspected my car the year before with the same headlight and they didnt say anything. They never mentioned the gaping exhaust leaks I had. On to the next place. I was failed due to exhaust leaks, but no mention of headlight chip. Third times a charm. Next shop I went to had it done in 15 minutes no problem said all was good. I said thanks see ya.

AMH · #30 07-02-2009, 10:39 AM

Virginia inspections were $3.00, once every six months. But that was back in the 70's. Inspection stickers were easy to scrape off a wreck and reglue. Not that I ever did that.

When Cadillac came out the heated windshields the inspector had to use a plastic razor blade. I saw an inspector use a normal razor blade.....once. It was not pretty.

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