I took my car to get its annual inspection done and it’s this gay humiliation ritual we Europoors must go through and it’s even worse for diesel owners. For emissions testing I had my shitbox spun up to the fucking redline twice and then had to persuade the guy that my LED bulbs really were road compliant. All the while I sat in the passenger seat and watched from the throne as my car got tossed aroundI envy certain Americans who do not have to go through this and have true freedom to do whatever they wish with their vehicle
>>29039092It's especially great for Americans with BEVs. Don't even need to do emissions testing. Battery cars are true freedom.
>>29039092>For emissions testing I had my shitbox spun up to the fucking redline twice and then had to persuade the guy that my LED bulbs really were road compliant.Proper kek lmao the LEDs were the cherry on top holy Lmaaaao
they also go at your frame with a hammer and pick. if its not rusted now, it sure is next time around
>>29039097Battery cars are great I just wish owners were allowed to modify the ESC here in faggy Europe, I like the design of the Renault 5 just wish you could mod EVs
>>29039100>erm entshuldigung diese Auto kommt aus der Faktory mit kein LED!Hans really has it out for those pesky LEDs I tell you
>>29039101Not mine, sure there’s a guy in the pit but if the car isn’t 20 years old and isn’t visibly rusting or the paint is covering up any rust they don’t hammer that shit in or poke it too much
>>29039110If I was the inspektor I'd bust his ass too. Imagine the look on the dudes fast as he's pegging OPs car off the limiter claiming it's for emissions LMAO, fucking LEDs probably flickering while he's doing it
>>29039115Unironically part of the inspection is revving out any diesel made with electronic injection to “test the governor” and to “test the dpf filter” at sudden super rich conditions
>>29039118They're literally just trying to take your car off the road because it pollutes to much, pegging it off the limiter speeds that process up.
>>29039097My state only has 2 "inspections:"1 - You registered a car that was previously registered in another state. They're supposed to look and say "yep, that's a Corolla" and check the VIN. They don't do it in my experience though.2 - When you take your driving test to get your license the first time, they check that all of the lights function.That's it!
>>29039092My usual place just checks if your brakes aren't unbalanced left to right, your bushings and balljoints aren't shot, your structure isn't rusted to shit, your lights all light up in the right color, it's not pissing oil or coolant, stuff like that.Only had to adjust the handbrake once and replace some rubber dust boots the year after.
>>29039092Maintain your fucking car you cretin.
>>29039163Everyone has to go through this humiliation ritual no matter how well maintained their car is.
>>29039124I don't know much about diesels, but with (watercooled) gas cars you can redline all the time and it's just fine. It's worse to lug them at too low of rpm with high throttle. I'm always shocked when I find that most people think redlining is "harming the engine" and will freak out about it.>>29039163It appears he does (other than the LEDs, but whatever); even well-maintained cars require full inspections there.
>>29039092In Poland they just check the lights (if they all work and if the headlights are aimed correctly), horn, brakes, handbrake, shocks, look for rust holes. They are supposed to check the tailpipe emissions, but I've seen this happen only once. They are also supposed to check the LPG tank and installation, but it almost never happens, despite the inspection of a car with LPG costing ~€12 extra lel. On the other hand, there are some retarded rules when it comes to mods, like you can't have a roll cage or a hydro e-brake, so if you have a drift car or a rally car that's not registered as a competition car, find a guy who'll pass you with those.
>>29039124It’s from 2014 and is euro 5 yet they still do it
>>29039139Holy based
>>29039163My car is in immaculate shape, literally like new, everyone has to do it. I just call it a shitbox because it’s butt ass ugly but I use it as a work horse
>>29039171The thing with diesels is that the fuel might get dumped in the exhaust if you rev it too high, and also diesel takes longer to burn unlike petrol. Also pistons are heavier and higher compression so extra forces at high rpm stress your crankshaft and valves more. It’s just retarded fuckery from the government
>>29039173There are rules regarding e-brakes? I thought that as long as you still had a stock cable operated one you were fine and could install a separate one if you wish
>>29039196And what about half-cages? Are those generally ignored?
>>29039139Sounds like California. They pretend they do the strictest inspections because one dirt particle is too much pollution. But then you go to a remote place in NE Cali like Burney or Quincy and they say: Meh, don't care.
>>29039092In my state you just go to a self serve kiosk, plug a little dongle into your OBDII port and as long as you don't have a CEL you're good.
>>29039212Your state trusts people would know where their obd port is let alone know what one is?
>>29039212which state?
>>29039092its bi annual inspections, never been around when they did it and out of probably 30 only twice did i have to go back for a re inspection. both of thoose times i just dropped it in with no previous inspection in my garage and it hit me back. i take my pride in making my shitboxes pass on the first inspection and have made countless family members cars pass just as easily. i welded in an entirely new rear frame section on my sisters prado/lancruiser 120, if they had failed it due to frame rust she would need a reciep from a certified body shop to get it passed. since i did it before the inspection none gave a fuck.my daily is welded, patched, the most rusted parts is just deleted so they never see it was supposed to be there, its tuned, its got a boost controller, tires are oversized, check engine light is deleted... passed ever inspection so far.get good.
>>29039390It's either Maryland or Washington D.C. according to booble.>Maryland! My Maryland!
In australia they just check the brakes, check the lights, go for a quick drive and you're done. Takes less than 5 min and there is no emissions testing.
>>29039212What if you don't have one?
>>29039502You only need an OBD port for the self service test
>>29039508And he's wondering... "what if you don't have one?"OBD-II is 1996 model rear or newer. OBD-1 wasn't as standardized and takes a different connector.Plenty of people here drive pre-'96 cars.
>>29039514You can do an in person test instead of using the self service kiosk, and they can test the emissions at the tailpipe.Also vehicles over a certain age are exempt.
Do you really want to leave the functionality of the cars in the traffic around you down to the judgement of the general public? If you didn't enforce it with inspections a considerable amount of people would be driving around with bald tires, half their lights burnt out and non-existent brakes because "well it's worked until now" (see: "altima drivers" in the US). If it was just something only affecting them I wouldn't care, but we actually have to share the road with these people and there are already enough hazards on the road without people driving around in motorized death-traps. Besides, well maintained cars have no problem passing them and minor defects like burnt out light bulbs aren't generally even a cause for a fail provided they weren't present on the previous inspection as well. Surely you keep your car in pristine shape anyways, right Anon?Tldr: Forcing 100 km/h+ two ton piles of steel to be functional when used in public is good, actually
>>29039541cuck to the government mentality
>>29039541OOOHGH GOVERN ME HARDER DADDY
My experience of the State Safety Inspection (separate from the emissions testing and another fee) was something like this:>take day off, so lose about $300 right off the bat.>go to shabby local garage. Alternative is shit like Pep Boys or, if I want to make it an even bigger pain in the ass, the local NAPA>sign in and told there's 4 cars ahead for that service>go sit on hard plastic chair in waiting area and marvel that independent shops still smell the same as they did in the Seventies.>same magazines too lol>90 minutes later see car getting pulled around the back>less than 5 minutes later get called to counter>bored sales lizard doesn't look up from what he's doing and says the car needs wiper blades and a headlight adjustment>-sigh- same as last year and every year before that at all the other shops I've ever gone to>decide to just go ahead and pay the "mordida" to be done with this BS>car's already back out front, with new SSI sticker, before I even finish paying.
>>29039541i would like to bring up that the australian govt did a study as to whether regular safety/roadworthy inspections had any effect on the overall crash rate.the verdict was that comparisons between states that did and didn't have them had similar crash rates and it couldn't actually be determined whether such inspections actually had any effect, because other factors like road design, driver state of mind etc. had far more effect.
>>29039571>lose about $300 right off the batare you casual? otherwise just call in sick if you don't wanna use up your leave, especially since you guys only seem to get 2 weeks off.
>>29039541I would rather the retard I T-Bone in my SUV disintegrates into a rusty dust cloud actually
>>29039171if a belt timed diesel blows up during 10 second red line it deserved to be taken off the road lol.Retards itt dont even understand how diesels make less power at high rpm
>>29039196Yeah, it's "interference in car's braking system" or however you want to translate it. Even if you do it on separate calipers instead of plugging the hydro e-brake in-line.>>29039197I've heard mixed things, I've heard some people with bolt-in half cages get a pass, but I know some take them out for inspection just to be safe. But I'm pretty sure guys with Miatas and roll bars are fine and those are similar, so they should be fine.
>>29039092It's a car, not your wife.
>>29039898....yeah, it would be less humiliating if it was your wifet.Balkan
>>29039092As an euro when I go get the inspection done the guy tells me to rev the car myself, literally the only moment he gets into the car is for the brake test because most people apparently get shocked/panic when the car jerks back hard.
>>29039092
>>29039557>>29039558>le dont tread on meYou still pay taxes you imbeciles ergo you both "cuck to the government"
I have never once done a single inspection, I only drive 25+ year old shitboxes that are exempt.
>>29039970>not gaming the system to pay as little tax as possible
>>29040100You still pay taxes dimwit
>>29039905This romangutan gets it
>>29039092I too will have the pleasure of paying 163€ this month to continue having my car be road legal.
>>29040234That’s a tragedy anon, that’s double what mine cost
>>29039092One of the nice things about living in Ohio. No inspections ever.
>>29039092Just open your own inspection company File the paperwork, pay the 200 bucks, give yourself a passing inspection.Make the company address like 500 miles away from any major city so you never get a gov inspection.Easy.
>>29039092I've been thinking the same lately. How the fuck do guys in heavily modified and lowered cars pass it, considering the tests they make me do in my bone stock shitbox? I'm guessing they just have a friend in the inspection station that helps them through. Next time I'm at a car meet I should ask one of them lol
>>29040529Would this work in Euroland?
>>29040568Yeah, make the only legitimate contact info the email address and just throw that away after you do the inspection.
>>29040529>>29040556>>29040529>>29040568In euro land no chance. All testing centres must be run by the government and have insurance, and follow a strict government protocol. You can’t even drive it through yourself. At least that’s how it is in the gayest strictest and most cucked EU country for car enthusiasts>t. OP
>>29040588>At least that’s how it is in the gayest strictest and most cucked EU country for car enthusiastsDenmark?
>>29040556>I'm guessing they just have a friend in the inspection stationThat's how it was for me in Texas a bunch of years ago. One of the group was an inspector and if he knew you he'd just give you a sticker to put on the car yourself.. One day another of the group was out driving and got stopped for expired inspection (yes, they used to stop people for that) and he tells the cop that he's got it right there in his pocket...Surprisingly, inspector-dude only got a talking to by a Trooper but there were no install-it-yourself stickers after that.
>>29040529Texas was on to this long ago. Not only did an inspection station have to be a part of an auto repair facility, that facility had to have at least one flat bay set aside for inspections and only inspections and, more importantly, a Trooper dropped in periodically to inspect the inspection station to see that it wasn't being used for other things like storage or working on cars outside of inspection-required work like headlight adjustments, bulb replacements, etc. Can't imagine that other states wouldn't have something in place to combat fraud by now too.
>>29040630Luxembourg
