Adventures in car inspection

[Terri Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Plaz

Really? When did it become that? I'm still on the 5 (6?) year new car pass on my car, and my wife has paid a private garage for the last few years on her older car.

August 1st, 2010.

Effective August 1, 2010, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission made changes to the New Jersey Vehicle Inspection Program eliminating the mechanical defects (safety) portion of the inspection process for passenger vehicles. Most passenger vehicles will be required to be inspected biennially (every two years) for emissions only.

I remember the state inspection stations being serious ball-busters... a friend of mine once failed inspection (many years ago) because his after-market shift knob didn't have the gear pattern displayed on it.

The NJMVC is a combination of patronage appointees (top), civil service and contract employees (rest). Nobody wants to do anything.

[Plaz]

Originally Posted by Terry Kennedy

August 1st, 2010.

Effective August 1, 2010, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission made changes to the New Jersey Vehicle Inspection Program eliminating the mechanical defects (safety) portion of the inspection process for passenger vehicles. Most passenger vehicles will be required to be inspected biennially (every two years) for emissions only.


The NJMVC is a combination of patronage appointees (top), civil service and contract employees (rest). Nobody wants to do anything.

Wow. When I first moved back from CA I started going to private stations so as not to fail due to my window tint, and continued doing so with my wife's car as I bought new car after new car. I missed this whole change.

[kognito]

The inspection station in Randolph were real ball buster's too. There was a station on rt10 in E. Hanover (along side Sleger's motorcycles) that would pass just about anything

[John V]

Originally Posted by clyde

Well, at career day, those guys weren't struggling to choose between NASA, DARPA, and inspection bay.

Clyde wins the Internet this morning.

[FC]

Originally Posted by John V

Clyde wins the Internet this morning.

[bren]

Tesla even got a presidential shout-out last night.

I wonder if it's an option in the computer system they use(?)

[TD]

Originally Posted by FC

Yeah, um, FC said it first a few posts up.

[bren]

Over your head too eh?

hint: some guys want to be mechanics. really.

[dan]

only the morons though

[John V]

Originally Posted by bren

Over your head too, eh?

I'm glad someone caught it.