tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post5409760303158073335..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Wasting Gas to Save the PlanetDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-40113354436772307932009-06-22T12:17:40.751-04:002009-06-22T12:17:40.751-04:00Darwin wrote: "At the end of the day, I can&...Darwin wrote: "At the end of the day, I can't help suspecting one of the real reasons for all our regulations in regards to cars is to make sure that the car inventory turns over often enough."<br /><br />Probably true, and a totally valid reason it is. Old cars pollute more.<br /><br />JoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-56706370250747967632009-06-21T13:11:19.984-04:002009-06-21T13:11:19.984-04:004600 miles in the last 16 months --
Wow! Not a lot...4600 miles in the last 16 months --<br />Wow! Not a lot of travelling in that car.<br /><br />Georgia doesn't have an emmissions inspection, unless you live in the Atlanta Metro area. The emmisions always used to get me when I lived in Maryland -- good for costing us repairs we could ill afford.DMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961244508260731087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-52172705025035175262009-06-20T09:43:08.625-04:002009-06-20T09:43:08.625-04:00Be careful about resetting car computers. A feckle...Be careful about resetting car computers. A feckless mechanic did that to our 2000 Saturn SL a few years ago, and not only would it not pass the emissions test after that, but his clumsiness, in the words of the Saturn mechanic, "fried just about everything under your hood." The mechanic's boss, an honorable man, ate the $1000+ it cost to repair the damage.<br /><br />Our SL is just barely too recent to be grandfathered in for a tailpipe check, but with a '96 I'd think you'd be able to get the manual tailpipe check if the computer emissions check doesn't work. Turns out that though our SL fails emissions inspection at the computer because of its age and orneriness, our inspection mechanic(honorable mechanic above doesn't do inspections) has discovered that if you run the test a dozen or so times, at some point our car's computer will break down under the extraordinary interrogation techniques and confess that its emissions are in order.<br /><br />Our mechanic has also mentioned that the emissions legislation, while crazy-making for the citizenry, was a great boon (or boondoggle) for the big chains that do inspection, as the little corner inspection places, or gas stations that did inspections too, couldn't afford the costly equipment suddenly required by law. My favorite little inspection place, convenient to my house and run by shockingly honest Evangelicals (shocking for mechanics, not for Evangelicals) with little English but great car skills, was put out of business by the emissions check law.The Opinionated Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998448933609444830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-56630562441122898442009-06-19T17:26:05.275-04:002009-06-19T17:26:05.275-04:00I am here both to express relief and to say that I...I am here both to express relief and to say that I regret my inappropriate use of apostrophe in the comment from yesterday evening.Dorian Speedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09437677114445411990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-2951075453278411882009-06-19T13:52:10.910-04:002009-06-19T13:52:10.910-04:00Just so's you know, the car did indeed pass.Just so's you know, the car did indeed pass.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-74609995253907494022009-06-19T09:59:02.213-04:002009-06-19T09:59:02.213-04:00If you get one of those handheld testers, you can ...If you get one of those handheld testers, you can reset the computer yourself. They cost about $100.Deacon Bill Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484509700642430451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-15021958764727034852009-06-19T01:19:08.524-04:002009-06-19T01:19:08.524-04:00Kelly,
Yes. Not all states have them, and the re...Kelly,<br /><br />Yes. Not all states have them, and the requirements vary.<br /><br />Dorian,<br /><br />Indeed, and what is it with homeowners associations in Texas?Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-43192977186894000922009-06-18T23:43:02.470-04:002009-06-18T23:43:02.470-04:00It's weird to me how anal Texas is about drivi...It's weird to me how anal Texas is about driving regulations and ticketry, given it's image as "a whole other country" of frontier-type mavericks.<br /><br />Maybe I'm just bitter about that ticket we got in Cuero.Dorian Speedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09437677114445411990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-8337847114292675852009-06-18T22:06:54.526-04:002009-06-18T22:06:54.526-04:00Emissions test? Does that vary by state, because ...Emissions test? Does that vary by state, because I've never needed one.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120027058653022897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-83978146588365154172009-06-18T21:52:00.897-04:002009-06-18T21:52:00.897-04:00Um, yeah, well... It expired last July. Long sto...Um, yeah, well... It expired last July. Long story, but I'd got away with it till last week.<br /><br />I got mine to pass with 49 miles since resetting the battery, so you may be able to get away with less that 100.<br /><br />The new blog design is pretty snazzy. My personal preference is more in the solid colors and small fonts line, but this looks very slick.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-53608432341178147992009-06-18T21:40:02.996-04:002009-06-18T21:40:02.996-04:00I guess the cop has to say that, but it would defi...I guess the cop has to say that, but it would definitely have been better to practice on the public roads rather than in a dangerous place like a parking lot. Too many pedestrians and other hazards.<br /><br />How overdue is <i>your</i> sticker? Mine was due in April. I took it in last month, but failed because I had just replaced the battery—and the idiot system wouldn't let the car pass until I'd driven a hundred miles or so. We went on vacation the next day and I forgot to take it in within the 14 days they said I could get a free re-inspection. So now I have to pay again. Wish I'd known <i>before</i> I got the battery replaced.<br /><br />In Colorado, you don't have to do it every year. Much more sensible. It varies depending on how old your car is, but I think it's never more often than every two years. <br /><br />By the way, have you seen my new blog design? I'd like to know what you think.Ginkgo100http://www.leavethelightson.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-62926939543850809902009-06-18T19:02:19.929-04:002009-06-18T19:02:19.929-04:00I drive a 96 Toyota Avalon, and also hold my breat...I drive a 96 Toyota Avalon, and also hold my breath every time I go through the emissions test.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.com