My truck (85 Ford diesel) is up for inspection. I'm thinking about going back to the same station - yes they do know me there - except for the new inspector. I've also discovered at other times that the Ford truck SEEMS to get a pass on questionable issues (one inspector told me that I didn't need brake pads yet but will soon). Before they got to know me, I have gotten this "funny feeling" that when I bring the truck in I must be "an ok guy" but when I brought one of the benzes in I'm "one of those". The truck doesn't even go 1,000 miles a year - its only used for mulch and mercedes parts.

As I said before, I'm not really opposed to the inspections - I actually favor them - I would just like to see reasonableness. It does encourage me to check the lights and make sure everthing is working - but on all my cars, the basic safety stuff, brakes, tires, front end etc are taken care of when needed - not because the inspection is coming up!

I work in DC and the inspections used to horrible - you always knew when someone had come back. I haven't heard any complaints in the last four or five years - I'll ask around.

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63 220SE Cabriolet
78 450SL (under construction)
84 300SD
85 500SEC