About ten years ago Florida started mandatory vehicle emission inspections in the state's most populous counties. This plan was conceived by idiots (the Florida State Legislature) and was contracted out to a private company to conduct the inspections. They built inspection stations and began fleecing the motoring public. I lived in Jacksonville at that time and was subject to these inspections. When I first brought my DeLorean in for inspection, it created quite a stir amongst the inspection station employees, who must have been blood relatives of state legislators, as they were idiots also. As it turned out their computer did not have any specs for emissions on a DeLorean, so they used the specs for a Datsun, which I guess they figured was close enough since it also started with the letter D. My DeLorean did not meet these emissions specs and accordingly they were about to fail me. I challenged this and was shown the computer screen where my DeLorean had not met the specs. When I pointed out that the screen also showed that the specs were for a Datsun, they had to consult with the head supervisor, who reluctantly decided to pass the car. After about two years this program was done away with entirely, as the wait in line to have your car inspected would range from four to eight hours. The air pollution created by all these vehicle waiting in long lines exceeded that which was prevented by the inspections. The Florida emission inspection program was a joke that, hopefully, will never return. Brian McCabe and Harvey (5830) Santa Rosa Beach, Florida [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]