You must realize that emissions testing is pushed by the New Car
Dealers Assn. They want to keep selling new cars. All the emissions
test really is, is a tax. They keep lowering the emissions standard
to the point of rediculous so that you have no choice but to get rid
of the used car and finally a new one. I heard a scientist say that
the upholstery in a car gives off more hydrocarbons than some exhaust
standards...how ridiculous is that? We had the emissions testing in
GA and it made not one difference at all to the air quality according
to a ten year study by the EPA...They did not want to release the
report to the public, but the late Senator Paul Coverdale forced them.
Rascal
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 10:10 PM, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
>
> Barry Oliver <barrysuperhawk@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> There's your solution, sell your truck to rick and have him rent it back
>> to you... Kentucky plates = no emmissions...
>
>> I know a guy in Chicago that has his truck titled and plated in Texas
>> for that very reason [so he says]. I have no idea why he chose Texas.
>
>
> I should look into that, to see if it is legal/possible for me.
> These yearly safety inspections are killing me! Its not so much the
> cost ($10-20 per year), its the hassle of scheduling the appointment
> and taking the time to do it. ALL of my vehicles except one have
> expired inspections for this reason. My '96 Dak has gone uninspected
> long enough that NY has informed me that I cannot renew the
> registration until I get it inspected. (Speaking of which, the
> registration fees aren't all that fun either, at around $60-120 every
> 2 years, per vehicle.)
>
> If I could register a vehicle out of state, I could conceivably
> even avoid the local sales tax hit that comes with registering a new
> vehicle in this socialist paradise.
>
> I'm sure this is a loophole NY has closed a long time ago, but
> your post has me wondering, I should do some checking on that, just in
> case.
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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