> Yesterday, I took my 98 V6 CC in for it's first inspection
> since I bought it in 1998. I live in New Jersey. After pulling in and
getting
> out of the car, the inspector started going through his normal
> inspection routine. Standing to the side I noticed that he paid special
attention
> to the rear of my truck. I have a Gibson split rear exhaust system. He
> then had another inspector come by to take a look at the rear. The second
> inspector, a young kid, then got down and took a look under the right side
of my
> truck. The first inspector then proceeded to take my truck through the
> remainder of the inspection, emissions test, brake check, suspension
check,
> etc. When he got to the end the inspection lane he handed me a sheet of
paper
> stating that my truck failed for having an exhaust system that was too
loud.
> When I asked him how he came to such a conclusion he told me it was based
> on his personal opinion and I could speak to a manager if I wanted to. I
stopped
> questioning him as I felt he wouldn't change his decision and
> the fact that he didn't seem to have a good grasp of the English language.
> The inspection stall is a large steel shell building on a concrete floor
> which pretty much act like an echo chamber.
>
> I then pulled by truck out and parked it outside in the
> employees lot to get hold of a manager. Stepping in to the employee
trailer, I
> asked one of the inspectors in there to explain why my truck failed. When
he
> read that it was for a loud exhaust system he said come on out a let's
> take a listen. On the way out he mentioned he would normally fail a car
with a
> loud exhaust system if that car was parked next to his house and started
> up everyday at 5:30 in the morning. Next to where I parked was an early
> model Camaro with a split rear exhaust system and a rice cake with a
coffee can
> sized exhaust tip. I assume these cars belong to employees of the
> inspection station. I started up my truck with the manager standing 5
feet behind
> it. After 5 seconds, he said my exhaust system wasn't too loud and told
> me to pull my car over to the exit of the inspection lanes and have my new
> inspection sticker put on.
>
> What should have been a fifteen minute inspection ended up
> taking at least a half an hour. I wanted to say something to the first
> inspector but decided against it and headed on home.
I think I'll take my chances with a private inspection station before I let
some Parson's twit touch my truck...
Greg
95 Dakota Sport CC v6 5spd
Rahway NJ
ICQ: 283886
http://24.6.89.18/dakota/dodge.htm
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