CA smog gatta love it

[gtsfirefighter]

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[easternguy2005]

Jetjock has a point about selfish attitudes to the air we breathe. However the case in California is a balance between making money at the test stations and controlling smog in a heavily populated area susceptible to smog. When the state makes money on your "fail" you can be sure there's financial motive. Especially when all I keep hearing from the Swartz is "state of emergency".
You think it's bad here ? In Europe you take the car in for inspection and the mechanic can replace anything that is questionable. Springs, shocks, brakes....the list goes on. AND you can't take the car back till it's fixed by the shop. He would charge you to replace the turbo with a dealer stock ! LOL....be glad you can drive away.
Meanwhile in Florida pay your $35 bucks for the plate and do as you please. Not even an equipment inspection.

 

[Pernilongo]

California has three smog check programs: Enhanced, Basic, and Change of Ownership. Enhanced means the vehicle gets put on the dyno and tested for NOx. Basic means the old two speed idle test. Change of Ownership means the vehicle is tested once when ownership changes or when initially registered in California. Such vehicles also get the two speed idle test. The program map can be found here:

http://tinyurl.com/5765tn

As you can see a fair majority of the state does not require Enhanced testing. Personally I like the program. If one knows what they're doing it's easy to maintain compliance, keeps pollution at bay in urban areas, and addresses (although not effectively enough) the huge number of resident punks and self-centered assholes who couldn't give a rat's ass how much crap they're spewing into the air. Not to mention keeping in check those who, due to stupidity, couldn't make their engines run correctly if their lives depended on it. As for those who don't like it and want to leave, well, don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out....

Do they have emmision laws in Main Ass?