For as long as I could remember, Marin County had been exempted from the dyno-based smog checks that cost an arm and a leg.

For as long as I have owned and maintained a car, I've been accustomed to stopping by the local gas station and throwing them $20 for a tailpipe sniffer test.

No longer will things be so simple and cheap.

In the last two years, unbeknownst to me, the bastards at CARB have removed all the old-style sniffer testers and replaced them with the dyno-based machines.

And the $20.00 smog check has tripled in price.

This state-sanctioned extortion is rediculous.

I have had my fill of this enviro-fascist state.

Discuss.

[SPOILER="Footnote"]I passed, by the grace of God...but I am seriously considering either:
a) selling the Integra for a Ghia or other smog-exempt project car.
b) leaving the state of California as soon as I graduate from CSUN.
[/SPOILER]

 

And yes, I am looking for pity and sympathy. h:

 

i paid $80 to smog my MR2 last year

 

Well, I know exactly how that feels now.
With the certificate, it came to $80.05 today.

I almost feel like the legislature wants people like us to move out of the state. First our octane is reduced, then the exorbitant smog inspections.

They may just get their wish.

 

Ghia? wtf is that?

 

 

I'm all for environmental regulation, but they really need to go after diesel and motorcycles before chasing down regular motorists...

 

my family mechanic only charges 40 bucks for the dyno test. (that's the normal price not the homey hookup) the homey hookup gets me free pretests.

 

IMHO, that's what the price should be.

I hope they're cheaper - even by a smidge - down in West LA. h:

 

Cali smog laws sound scary. Sounds like quite the anti-car state.