I bought a 2002 Sonata V6 with 60k mile on it, on Monday May 14, 2007 from a dealer. The car did not have an inspection sticker on it, the dealer guaranteed the NJ state inspection.
After buying the car, I took it straight to the Inspection facility (drove it around 40 miles) and the car failed the inspection. The results said Catalytic converter - Not Ready - Fail Evaporative System - Not ready - Fail
I called the dealer back and told him that the car failed inspection, he said that I should not have taken to the inspection center straight away, as the car was sitting in the lot for 6 months and I should have driven it for a while (he had not mentioned anything like this before the deal and I had made it clear that I would do so). The dealer says drive it for a week and it will all be clean and then bring the car to him and he will get it inspected.
I have 4 questions.
- Is it possible that the car was sitting in the parking lot for 6 months and if I take it for inspection after a drive of around 50 miles, the catalytic converter and evaporative system can fail the test because of the car not being used for a while?
- I am worried that when I take it back to the dealer, he might take it to a facility that he knows and get it passed erroneously and then the next time I take it to the Inspection center it will fail again. What can I do here?
- If I take my car to the inspection center and it fails again, what will happen then?
- Can I drive the car with the Rejected sticker?
Please advice
Thanks