1 yr clean air inspection

fred · 03-03-2005, 11:15 AM

i had been looking towards this day with great glee. its been one year and my 04 prius had to get his clean air inspection. oh boy wait till i sit there in line waiting with the engine running but not running i said to mayself. ha, ha

ill just blow his mind. its finally my turn i pull up the guy looks at me (smiling my snooty butt off) and looks at "smiley". no comment no smile, grim faced he opens the cap sticks the thing in. has me get out of the car plugs into the under dash receptical. comes back still no comment on the nonrunning running engine. hands me a piece of paper. it passed. he said."next!" boy was i deflated ! but then just as i was getting ready to drive off he gave me a huge conspiriatorial smile. all knowing. now HE had had me!!(and he knew it all the time) :cry: :cry:

**efusco** · 03-03-2005, 11:44 AM

LOL! He's probably seen the smug smirk a dozen times before and knew just what to do!

bookrats · 03-03-2005, 02:01 PM

Great story, Fred! You have to love a guy who'll play the game to that length.

fred · 03-03-2005, 02:11 PM

yeah, i know. i mean he just had me good!

KTPhil · 03-03-2005, 04:55 PM

I read here or on another Prius board that in Cali I don't even have to take it in--no smog checks ever! I guess I won't have that fun you had...

kidtwist · 03-03-2005, 05:12 PM

Quote:

I read here or on another Prius board that in Cali I don't even have to take it in--no smog checks ever!

Quite true. Lucky us.

At idle these vehicles don't put out emissions the way conventional cars do, so there's no point in making them have smog checks.

xevious · 03-03-2005, 08:45 PM

Oregon passed the same rule several years ago when they finally figured out that they couldn't figure out how to test a hybrid vehicle.

I don't know what the situation is nowadays, but I doubt much has changed.

bookrats · 03-04-2005, 06:47 PM

In Washington, you don't have to bring it in for emissions checks for the first 3 (5? 7?) years. (DaveInOlympia will know for sure.)

Ken S · 03-04-2005, 08:24 PM

Of course in Florida there are no car inspections or emmisions checks at all. So, the Prius and the the 69 Pontiac burning a quart of oil every 30 miles are both on the road.

Actually, that's not really the case in SE Florida...I don't think you can find a car older than 2004 on the roads and costing under $30...with most costing over $60K. Yes, it's a sick area.

8AA · 03-05-2005, 09:21 PM

Maryland is also a state that doesn't require emissions testing on hybrid cars.

03-03-2005, 11:15 AM	#1
fred Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: nashville Posts: 235 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	1 yr clean air inspection i had been looking towards this day with great glee. its been one year and my 04 prius had to get his clean air inspection. oh boy wait till i sit there in line waiting with the engine running but not running i said to mayself. ha, ha ill just blow his mind. its finally my turn i pull up the guy looks at me (smiling my snooty butt off) and looks at "smiley". no comment no smile, grim faced he opens the cap sticks the thing in. has me get out of the car plugs into the under dash receptical. comes back still no comment on the nonrunning running engine. hands me a piece of paper. it passed. he said."next!" boy was i deflated ! but then just as i was getting ready to drive off he gave me a huge conspiriatorial smile. all knowing. now HE had had me!!(and he knew it all the time) :cry: :cry: __________________ fred from nashville 08 barcelona red pkg 2 named "mr red" 07 harley v-rod named "vinnie the v"

03-03-2005, 02:11 PM	#4
fred Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: nashville Posts: 235 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: 1 yr clean air inspection yeah, i know. i mean he just had me good!

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03-03-2005, 11:44 AM	#2
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 12,945 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 21	LOL! He's probably seen the smug smirk a dozen times before and knew just what to do!

03-03-2005, 02:01 PM	#3
bookrats Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,843 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Great story, Fred! You have to love a guy who'll play the game to that length.

03-03-2005, 04:55 PM	#5
KTPhil Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,201 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I read here or on another Prius board that in Cali I don't even have to take it in--no smog checks ever! I guess I won't have that fun you had...

03-03-2005, 08:45 PM	#7
xevious Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 187 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Oregon passed the same rule several years ago when they finally figured out that they couldn't figure out how to test a hybrid vehicle. I don't know what the situation is nowadays, but I doubt much has changed.

03-04-2005, 06:47 PM	#8
bookrats Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,843 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	In Washington, you don't have to bring it in for emissions checks for the first 3 (5? 7?) years. (DaveInOlympia will know for sure.)

03-04-2005, 08:24 PM	#9
Ken S Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Delray Beach, Florida Posts: 144 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Of course in Florida there are no car inspections or emmisions checks at all. So, the Prius and the the 69 Pontiac burning a quart of oil every 30 miles are both on the road. Actually, that's not really the case in SE Florida...I don't think you can find a car older than 2004 on the roads and costing under $30...with most costing over $60K. Yes, it's a sick area.

03-05-2005, 09:21 PM	#10
8AA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 492 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Maryland is also a state that doesn't require emissions testing on hybrid cars.