Well, I took my EJ6 into the dealer today for a state inspection, and it didn't pass.

My car is meticulously maintained (by me), so I was a little pissed about the whole situation.
Here are the reasons it didn't pass:

-Rear tires badly worn.
-3rd brake light out (it went out on the way to the inspection :doh:0
-Rear control arm bushings torn
-Rear drums warped.

And better yet, here's how much they wanted to fix these things:
-Tires ($200)
-Brake light ($17)
-Control arm bushings ($402)
-Rear brakes ($404)

This is CRAZY! First of all, $17 to put in a brake light? On the way home I picked up the bulb for $2.99.
Second, $200 for off brand tires?
Third, the rear control arm bushing aren't even on the state inspection check list. They easily could have passed it even with the torn bushings
And finally, $404 for the rear brakes?:madr: Holy crap. I just finished putting new drums AND shoes on, and it cost me $110, and took an hour and half from start to finish.

I knew they were going to try and financially rape me, but this is a little much.

 

apparently your not as meticulous as you thought

 

I guess so....
I knew that the tires were bad, and I knew that the rear brakes were on their way out... My point is mainly the prices.

 

Sounds like my lexus dealer

 

You got a CCW? if so you should have blasted that fucker.

 

CCW? :thinking:

 

concealed carry weapons

arent there any mechanics out in pa that will "pass inspection" ?

 

have you ever changed the 3rd brake light on an ek without spoiler?
yeah, $17 is a deal h:

 

So wait, you just replaced your drums and shoes and they're saying they are warped? Did you do a crappy job or something?

 

Ah. No concealed weapons for me...I'm only 19.

Ya. There are loads of folks here that will pass anything with four wheels on it, but I had a coupon for the dealer, and I figured I wouldn't hurt.... Boy was I wrong. Now I'm out $20 bucks, and I'll have to pay another $20 someplace else.

No, I'm saying I replaced my drums and shoes after I got home from the dealer