Car is back!
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Yes, you can only renew the registration if the car passes all the strict inspections like smog and noise levels. Aftermarket parts like custom exhaust, lowdown, or heavily modified engine, aren’t allowed either. For my other car, the dealer is nearby so the whole thing usually takes about 3 hours. I drop my car there, doze at the waiting room, or go annoy the sales for 3 hours. But for the Lambo, the dealer is farther away, so they send a transporter to pick it up. How about now in the States or Canada? Back then (like 25 years ago?), everything was cool and inspection was just a matter of paying a fee.
In the states, this varies by state or even county. Some states require a full operational inspection, some states are more emission critical, like CA, they look at EVERYTHING especially aftermarket to make sure it has a CARB sticker, which means it passed some sort of test (official was paid off) to meet emission standard.
In my state, there are 3 counties that require emission tests, I live in one, so I say my cars are stored in the neighboring county where my inlaws live. The test consists of plugging in an OBD scan tool (special emission one) running the car and logging the sensor results. If the CEL is on, or if any sensor sends a 'not ready' signal you fail, otherwise you pass. No visual inspection, no tailpipe inspection.
If you get pulled over and an officer notices something out of spec, you can get a ticket for that (turn signal, low tire tread, loud exhaust, etc etc.)
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Two months without a car when it's driving season must be so frustrating and depressing.
In this province there's no inspection which is a good thing otherwise it would be a huge burden. The only inspection required is if you didn't renew your plates after 1 year, if you buy a car from another province or if the police send you there for a check.
I'd say a large portion of cars would not pass if we'd have inspections, the system would collapse. It's already a $hit show now with government self embezzling. Last year to get my cars out of storage I waited 4 hours waiting outside the "DMV", waiting in line in the cold. Their online system has been haywire for years, people wrongly accused of drunk driving and have to fight in court to recognize it was a screw up. Even with court order they may still be put in jail if pulled over as police may not accept a judgement. It was so bad at one point the gov said you didn't have to renew for 6 months. Cars in storage were excluded though. It's so ridiculous you have to print your own plate while you get one in the mail.
Anyway that means a lot of people on foot, I bet crime and welfare would skyrocket.
In this province there's no inspection which is a good thing otherwise it would be a huge burden. The only inspection required is if you didn't renew your plates after 1 year, if you buy a car from another province or if the police send you there for a check.
I'd say a large portion of cars would not pass if we'd have inspections, the system would collapse. It's already a $hit show now with government self embezzling. Last year to get my cars out of storage I waited 4 hours waiting outside the "DMV", waiting in line in the cold. Their online system has been haywire for years, people wrongly accused of drunk driving and have to fight in court to recognize it was a screw up. Even with court order they may still be put in jail if pulled over as police may not accept a judgement. It was so bad at one point the gov said you didn't have to renew for 6 months. Cars in storage were excluded though. It's so ridiculous you have to print your own plate while you get one in the mail.
Anyway that means a lot of people on foot, I bet crime and welfare would skyrocket.
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That is a smart move, storing the car outside the stricter counties. I would absolutely do the same.
I have been thinking about a concept that could actually solve the smog problem in California. Picture a giant vacuum system with pipes or hoses that have dirt traps built along the highways to suck in polluted air. Everything gets routed to a central purification unit that filters it and then releases clean air back out. Seems like money better spent than forcing everyone into EVs. What do you think?
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Wow, I could not imagine living in a place with no inspection, having lived in a country where cars and pretty much everything are just over regulated. Government self embezzling aside, it is nice that you get to print your own plate. If it were me, I would absolutely lose it and start adding tiny decorations around the plate no matter if it's legal or not
Speaking of over regulation, I literally have to buy government-approved trash bags just to throw out a banana peel. No bag, no trash. That’s how deeply they want to control you. Some places in the world seem to have too much freedom, while others are just obsessed with control. Once you buy a place here, you are stuck with paying community fees, joining disaster drills, cleaning trash with neighbors, cutting weeds, and whatever other nonsense they decide to pile on, all after already paying a mountain of taxes.
