Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Originally Posted By: Donald
NJ had state inspection stations I believe. They did in 1976 when I lived there growing up.
While the older cars pollute more as a percentage of total pollution is probably small and getting smaller. They might be able to fail you for disable smoke still.
When I still had my 91 BMW, I'd go to the station and get it checked out. Only once out of many years do I recall another vehicle undergoing the same test as me. The numbers just aren't very high, and the situation is somewhat self limiting in that older, poorly cared for cars will make their way off the road sooner or later.
Of course when I was younger, I recall the tailpipe sniffers, and for a while, there was even a dyno test.
This gets out of the way of enthusiasts who do care for their vehicles... And also pushes the tech to what is notionally much cheaper and ubiquitous these days.
It seems like a no brainier, now I just wish they did still require the safety inspection... That was worthwhile.
Does Joyzee still do the gas cap check/test, or did they drop that as well??