Smog issues | Ion 2003

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- acooper
  
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18 years ago

Mon, Jul 18, 2005 7:12 PM

So, I go to smog my car in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here we have smog shops located around the valley at gas stations and such. They are pretty inexpensive, anywheres from 15.99 to 19.99. Apparently my good old Saturn has a new computer and they are not required to upgrade so they can't perform the smog check. They tell me I must go to the dealer. The dealer wants to charge me, of course, 35 dollars. I'm ticked. Everyone else gets an inexpensive smog...

What's the deal?

Andy Cooper

2003 Saturn Ion 2 Coupe

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- Paul
  
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18 years ago

Tue, Jul 19, 2005 1:05 PM

Here in PA it is $75 at most places for emissions testing. The put the car on a treadmill and run it.

Paul

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18 years ago

Tue, Jul 19, 2005 5:05 PM

Is this a local, state or federal requirement or just something you would like to do? When we had this kind of thing in Michigan, Saturns were exempt from the testing requirement for something like this reason. You may want to check with the unit of government that is requiring it (if any).

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18 years ago

Wed, Jul 20, 2005 1:19 AM

They include a tube of KY jelly for that $75?

It still amazes me how the public fell for the whole scheme in the first place. Sure they fail 10-15% of the cars tested. That's because the EPA requires it, or the system's considered 'ineffective'. Even more of a scam is the so called 'remote sensing' technology, which even the manufacturers of it admit doesn't work.