Re: [gti-vr6] Inspection Experience

["John Dale" <jayd@together.net>]

Sorry about the experience.  It sure is nice to have a buddy who's a
mechanic with his own shop.  He's basically the only guy who works on my
car, so he knows it's OK.  No problem with the P-Flo or exhaust in VT, it's
the tint that's the problem.  "What tint?" was his attitude.  I walked out
10 minutes later with a brand new sticker for only $10.  The only time he
touched my car was to peel the old sticker off and apply the new one.  NICE.

JD
"legal" Vermont tint ed.


-----Original Message-----
From: Wilde11@aol.com <Wilde11@aol.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Cc: gti-vr6@cobra.ccsi.com <gti-vr6@cobra.ccsi.com>
Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 6:20 PM
Subject: [gti-vr6] Inspection Experience


>Hey there fellow Vee Dubbers,
>
>Last weekend I went to get my car inspected, it was overdue of course,
>and the high school kid that worked there told me that it wasn't gonna pass
>emissions due to the P-Flo.  In selected Texas citys(Houston, DFW, El Paso)
>we have emission testing.  Well, I pointed to the CARB plaque under my
>hood(if its good enough for CA, its good enough for TX) and told him how
the
>P-Flo was certified and he came back with it doesn't matter this is Texas
and
>the state says that you have to have the factory air box. He went on to say
>that a guy with a Vette had to put his stock manifold, air filter, exhaust,
>etc in order to pass inspection.  Then "Junior" tells me that my car
wouldn't
>pass with a pin hole in my headlight lens, even though I'd put a small
piece
>of clear tape over it to keep moisture out.  He wanted 35 bucks to patch
it.
>After I told him to kiss my butt, I went over to another shop and the owner
>said no problem and 30 minutes later I drove out with a new sticker. I'm
>thinking that "Junior" might have a future as a VW service writer, he'd get
a
>lot of pleasure out of telling Vee Dubbers that their warranty was void due
>to their mods.
>
>Moral of the story, don't take any crap from someone over your mods,
>especially if they're not old enough to vote!
>
>'97 Windsor Blue GT(yes its a four banger, but you'd be impressed)
>Neuspeed cam and P-Flo w/ Airbath/Ram Air, Auto Zone Hood Lifts,
>Neuspeed strut tower brace and Jamex Sportsline Suspension,
>Autothority Chip, Euro Sport Short Shift w/ Momo knob,
>Black VW badges --front and rear, No DRL's w/ Euro switch
>OZ 16" Mito wheels, 160 deg. stat and fan switch
>Clairion/Alpine/Polk/JBL/Precision Power audio system
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