Thread: Emissions testing in your state/province ?

Should have pulled a stuffed kitty our of your bag and shouted " I FOUND THE CAT!"

NO emissions or inspections in most of Oregon. The Big 3 cities in our state have Emissions with 2 having same rules and Medford having different set (20yr age limit I believe). In either case it's only $10 IF you pass.

What you gotta be careful of is do not EVER.....EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER (insert Smokey from Friday) touch a Fuel Pump when gassing up....it's against the law to pump your own gas here (motorcycles and Commercial exempt)

Originally Posted by Locruid

What you gotta be careful of is do not EVER.....EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER (insert Smokey from Friday)

DAAAAAMMMMMNNNNN!!!!


touch a Fuel Pump when gassing up....it's against the law to pump your own gas here (motorcycles and Commercial exempt)

I think Scotty said N.J. is that way too... REDICKEROUS !!

not really that bad, when its hot as hell i stay in the cool car, or if its cold, snowing or raining im also still in the car......and gas here is a bit cheaper then most places still. ill let the guy pump my gas for me.

I like pumping juice into my cars hole.

If its cold outside I just go back and sit in the car and wait.

Originally Posted by ItHurtz

I like pumping juice into my cars hole.

If its cold outside I just go back and sit in the car and wait.

crack the window, slip the cash or card out the cracked window......why get out if the law says not to? and that guys getting paid to be there.

law says to turn car off while filling, mine stays on. Self pump ftw!

im well traveled, and i must say most states take the handle locks off so you have to hold the damn thing the whole time, and i dint like that.

heres a tip, rental cars, rip the gas cap off its string and use it to hold the lever, got yelled at for that one at some dumb state by the gas station dick head.

wtf? IL Wis and Indiana I can lock all handles to full on. They can go ahead and take it off I have velcro

Originally Posted by GTPpower

No tests here in Nebraska.

This^^^^^^^^^^

I didn't realize how many states have ****ty emissions laws. The only check of any kind here is for the vin when you purchase out of state. We have separate laws that require a muffler and noise to be below a certain decibel limit, but I've never heard of anyone getting cited for it.

We had emissions testing here for years, but the government axed it last year. Can't say I'm going to miss it.

Ontario no inspection just bi anuual etests

It doesn't shock me that states/provinces are moving away from emissions testing. It is expensive and honestly makes little difference. Automobiles only account for a small percentage of the earth's pollution. They say the pollution output by 15 ocean freighters equal that all of the cars on earth.

Hell cows are responsible for 14% of the earths greenhouse gases. They emit methane which is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

I used to love watching the monkeys try and figure out how to put the sniffer in my tailpipe on the Bronco; the first time the monkey nailed it with ease, but the next 4 years were painful to watch. LOL

Originally Posted by stealthee

They emit methane which is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

So do I ....lol

Originally Posted by Bronco Boy

I used to love watching the monkeys try and figure out how to put the sniffer in my tailpipe on the Bronco; the first time the monkey nailed it with ease, but the next 4 years were painful to watch. LOL

That would be a fail in my state for either exhaust exit before rear tire, or non stock tailpipe location. A pickup would be O.K. , but exhaust exit in front of passenger compartment = NONO

Originally Posted by stealthee

They say the pollution output by 15 ocean freighters equal that all of the cars on earth.

As they haul us all the oil we're gonna burn ? lol

I've also heard a half hour romp on a jetski is equal to driving your car halfway across the U.S. ( not sure about that 1 )

Originally Posted by cheatah faheatah

I've also heard a half hour romp on a jetski is equal to driving your car halfway across the U.S. ( not sure about that 1 )

Possible. Small engine vehicles (motorcycles) are not subject to the same standards as passenger vehicles. Mythbusters did an episode about motorcycle emissions and how you weren't actually polluting less by riding one. This was a couple years ago when gas prices were at their peak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tl_gFoPqnw


The last handful of post reinforce my theory that, emissions testing is simply another way to bilk citizens of their money and do VERY little to positively impact the environment.

In the mid-90s I lived in the Dallas TX area and had just bought a 1971 Pontiac Ventura II. At that time and in that place, sniff testing was being tried out. It was the law but the program was a "trial". My car did not pass. Not enough of the exhaust was making it to the tailpipe, they said. During the grace period for repair, the emissions inspection program was cancelled. Dodged that bullet! The law returned to normal inspections like I had always seen in prior days regardless of state. A few years later I moved to Arkansas and had the same inspections as always n TX and LA. Then soon after that, even those inspections were discontinued here. My understanding is that when they did away with state inspection, laws were changed to allow traffic stops to check for those violations. Thats the extent of my emissions / inspection worries... currently there are none. Taxes are sky high though, and we mostly drive junk.

Originally Posted by cheatah faheatah

That would be a fail in my state for either exhaust exit before rear tire, or non stock tailpipe location. A pickup would be O.K. , but exhaust exit in front of passenger compartment = NONO

Kind of the same here..... if I had a safety inspection (called a Government Inspection), that exhaust would have failed. But being and emissions test, they don't apply the same regs. Thank god for a stupid government. LOL