spman 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2005 So back in January, I decided my '91 Chevy Corsica had died on me one too many times, and that it was time for something new. After a very short search, I lucked out and found a guy who was getting rid of a '94 Oldsmobile Achieva, perfect condition, 35,000 miles on it, and the guy only wants 1500 for it. The guy says there's no problems with the thing, his father used only it just to get around town, and now he no longer drives and just wants to get rid of it. So I buy the car, and have no problems with it at all. Yesterday though, I happen to get a letter from the DMV, the car needs its emissions inspection and it absolutly has to be done within the next 2 weeks or else I can't renew my registration. So I'm assuming the guy who sold it to me either A. Didn't care and knew he was going to sell the car anyways and just threw away any notices about the needed emissions inspection, or B. Did get said notices and did get the car tested for emissions, only to find out it needed a laundry list of repairs in order to pass, and just thought it wasn't worth the bother. Even more unfortunate for me, is that over the past few years, Connecticut decided to end the old practice of taking your car to the DMV inspection place whenever you have to renew your plates. They have since licensed it out to a third party who trains private mechanics on how to inspect for emissions. So I call up a few local places to try and attempt to schedule an appointment, turns out nearly everyone is booked for at least the next 3 weeks. The best hope I got was one guy who told me that he was booked, but if I brought my car in as early as possible, he might be able to test it at some point tomorrow. So now whether or not I'm going to be able to drive my car all depends on whether or not some crooked mechanic will have the time to inspect my car tomorrow, and then hope to god he doesn't conveniently find a whole list of stuff on my car that he'll tell me will need to get repaired before he can pass me. Anyone else hate the hassle of car ownership as much as I do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted May 27, 2005 Tell him you'll give him 50 bucks for a clean bill of car health, have him sign some papers or whatever, and be on your way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted May 27, 2005 Emissions testing is just a fancy term for "government jobs program..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
