state car inspection

**davidpizzica** · 03-27-2009, 06:05 AM

Today I have to call the mechanic to have my car inspected. This includes emissions testing too. Pennsylvania can be pretty strict on inspections & emissions. The last time it cost me $63.00 to pass inspection. I was wondering if your state has inspections & emissions?

**pomtzu** · 03-27-2009, 06:28 AM

Yes - Delaware does. However, unlike Pa, we don't pay a third party to do the inspection. It is done at no cost by the Dept of Motor Vehicles at their inspection lanes when it's time to re-register the car. This includes emissions testing. If the car doesn't pass any part of the inspection, then you have to have the appropriate work done by a mechanic (or whatever would apply - like new tires, replace burned out lights, etc), and then take it thru inspection again.

**jennielynn1970** · 03-27-2009, 07:02 AM

I'm in PA, and getting mine done today. Inspection, emissions, oil change and tire check. I'll post the damage later!

**moosmom** · 03-27-2009, 09:21 AM

Yeah, David Connecticut does have emissions testing. But it only cost $20.

**prechrswife** · 03-27-2009, 09:25 AM

Louisiana had inspections when we lived there, but they weren't nearly that expensive. Georgia had emissions inspections, but only for cars that were a certain age. If you had a newer car, you didn't have to do it. That may have only been a metro-Atlanta thing, too, because I don't think we had to do it in south Georgia. Florida doesn't have anything that I know of along those lines.

**aTailOf2Kitties** · 03-27-2009, 10:01 AM

I don't think TN requires it, unless you live in the big city. I live in a rural county and they don't care how toxic your car is or how many windows are intact, as long as you pay to put tags on it. I think my county is probably responsible for half of the rusted-out, cracked windshielded, smoke-screening, 1992 Toyota pickups still on the road

**Laura's Babies** · 03-27-2009, 10:28 AM

Lousiaina required them. It was $18 the last time I had it done, has to be done yearly.

My old dodge stratus fail the test one time. She said the computer on the car needed to be woke up! Working like I do and it sitting up as much as it was, the computer had shut down while I was gone. She laughed and told me to take it out on the interstate and drive it hard and fast to wake it up and come back. It only happened that one time.

**davidpizzica** · 03-27-2009, 10:32 AM

Pennsylvania is the land of taxes and ruled by Ed Rendell so our emissions testing is a little more expensive. Three areas in Pa. require emission testing, Pittsburgh, Scranton/Wilkes Barre, and Philadelphia, because they have the most cars. I'm pretty sure that my 2007 Cobalt will pass easily.

**jennielynn1970** · 03-27-2009, 12:56 PM

YIKES... just got a call from the shop. My inspection, emissions and the 15,000 mile service is costing me $233.

They said that everything I needed for the inspection was with the 15000 mile service, so they would do that. Sigh. Was hoping for something under $100. Oh well.

**davidpizzica** · 03-27-2009, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by jenn_librarian

YIKES... just got a call from the shop. My inspection, emissions and the 15,000 mile service is costing me $233.

They said that everything I needed for the inspection was with the 15000 mile service, so they would do that. Sigh. Was hoping for something under $100. Oh well.

Jenn, the grand total for me was $68.90 for the emissions and inspection. I passed the emissions test, but I need a new set of tires to pass the inspection part and get the sticker.

**Marigold2** · 03-27-2009, 06:33 PM

Yes we have it here in Ohio as well.
HOpe you are feeling better. I think that everyone from PT was sending you hugs, prayers and good thoughts.

**gemini9961** · 03-28-2009, 09:48 AM

No inspections in Florida. The yearly registrations for our cars (2006 HHR and 2001 Grand Prix) are under $40.00 each. They are both due in June (my birthday).

**Grace** · 03-28-2009, 11:30 AM

No inspections in Michigan.

**davidpizzica** · 03-28-2009, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by Marigold2

Yes we have it here in Ohio as well.
HOpe you are feeling better. I think that everyone from PT was sending you hugs, prayers and good thoughts.

Thanks. I'm doing better, but still a little tired. PT is known for good prayers.

**Seravieve** · 03-28-2009, 12:34 PM

We have Safety And Emissions here in Missouri. Safety is $12 and Emissions is $24. I do 2 year plates here so its about $50 (for an SUV, cars are cheaper) for the plate registration plus the two tests.

I dropped my car off at Nissan for both plus an oil change yesterday. Called me back and said I have two leaks.. Coolant and Main valve something-or-nother. Both are covered by my extended warranty luckily. $1500 for labor alone.

But I only have to pay $50 (warranty deductible). I only take it to the dealer for warranty work, I wouldn't dare pay their $120/hr labor rate out of my pocket! It didnt pass safety due to the front brake pads, so I get to take it to another place (Cheaper!!) to get those replaced and the drive belts as well. Yippee. It's an 03 Xterra, so 6 years on the belts isnt bad I guess.

They used to have a different kind of Emissions testing here, where you'd take it to certain 'clean air' facilities and they'd hook stuff up to the exhaust and drive it on those stationary cylinder thingies... It was $24 then.. and now they just plug in a cord and read the car's computer.. for the same price! And if your car's too old to have the computer read, you get a free pass. Lucky them... Kind of defeats the purpose, since older cars would be more likely to be causing more pollution than the newer ones.