I make it a point never to let anyone near my car without me being closeby, whether it be at a car show or a garage. We have inspection here in Pennsylvania, and I had it inspected this past August. I think the mechanic knew what I wanted just by looking at it. He allowed ME to drive the car into his garage; ME to operate all of the required functions, i.e. turn signals, lights, horn; and it was ME who was standing at most 6 feet away during the entire process. It makes sense to me. I didn't spend 15 years of my life waiting to purchase this car to have some unfamiliar mechanic take 15 seconds to break something. Matt #1604 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <krasniy@xxxx> wrote: > That sounds annoying! I am happy that Florida currently does not have > inspections....or none that I am aware of anyways :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Teitelbaum [mailto:jtrealty@xxxx] > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:33 PM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] State Inspection > > > > I just had my car inspected today by a State of New Jersey inspection > station. They are being operated by a private company under contract by > the State. New Jersey is 1 of only 2 states that has a "hybrid" system > ie: you can go to a "state" inspection station, or a PIF (private > inspection facility) aka a certified gas station. The inspectors argued > over who was going to get the chance to "do" the car. They couldn't find > the horn, gas tank, catalytic converter etc. They won't let you near the > car, sending you to a little shelter at the far end while they get to > play with your car. I stayed close so I could watch the antics. ..........