Date:         Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:10:02 -0800
Reply-To:     Andrew <Andrew@VWMAIL.NET>
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From:         Andrew <Andrew@VWMAIL.NET>
Subject:      Re: state inspection--NJ vs. others
Comments: To: Oxroad@AOL.COM
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I'm not sure what the emission/saftey laws are in Michigan, But I don't need any anual saftey or emission inspections. When I had a new exhust put on my Westy I even left off the cat., my Subaru would never pass a saftey inspection, the passenger side rocker has about a foot compleatly rusted out, I'm just waiting for the car to break in half.


Andrew
1984 Westy "Speed Bump"
1996 VW Jetta Trek  "Little Beep" (the wife's car)
The Basket Bus  http://www.creativegifts2go.com/vw.html


--- Jeffrey R <Oxroad@AOL.COM> wrote:
>Say what you will about NJ, but when I lived there we had to go through a
>yearly smog check and a safety check. The safety check included driving the
>car onto pads and jamming on the brakes to see if the brakes were working
>equally and all. And then all the lights were checked including headlight
>alignment.
>
>One time found out I had a seized rear wheel cylinder on my 58 Olds that
>really didn't show itself in routine driving.  I appreciated the heads up.
>
>Point is it surprizes me that here in CA there is absolutally no safety
>inspection. Not even a check to see if brake lights or headlights
>work--nothing. I suppose you could get pulled over and spot checked, but I've
>never met anyone who was subject to a spot check. And if I had a nickle for
>every car out here with no license plate lights I'd be driving a Synchro.
>Back east that was good for traffic stop and a ticket. Heck, you can drive
>out here without license plates and not get stopped. And the
>
>I'm not CA bashing, it just seems a safer driving environment could be
>created if the state performed safely checks. I've got half a mind to write
>Jane Fonda and see if she has Tom Hayden's address.  (one of my neighbors
>stopped by to tell me his old girlfriend used to work for Jane Fonda and Jane
>had a Vanagon--the accuracy of this report has not been verified--you out
>there Jane? )
>
>My point is it's odd how state inspections change from state to state. I
>think Nevada smog statute merely states no visible smoke. Hmmm
>
>Luckly my vehicles have passed here in CA regardless of the heritage of the
>vehicle or the person doing the emissions test.
>
>Jeff
>LA, CA
>83.5 Westy
>93 Fox

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