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Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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StarWarsGirl said:
I think 10k is the limit here in Maryland for older people. And no, they do not care about the environment; it's a funding source masked as caring about the environment. It was one less thing for my grandfather to do, which is good because the man cannot hear. It's pretty bad. He's got one of those telephones that has a person transcribing the conversation. So not having to go someplace loud where he'd have to struggle to communicate is a plus for him.

We do not have mandatory annual inspections. Most reputable mechanics and dealerships will do it for free when you take your car in for service, so the majority of us are getting our vehicles inspected. We just don't have the state being like "you have to do this and pay us for it."
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When we pay for the inspections it is not to the state, it is to the local service locations that helps the local economy. It also is beneficial to the service places because if there is a problem like front end linkage (that keeps your car from going where ever it wants to go) or exhaust leaks (that could easily be seeping into the interior of the vehicle and possible be causing carbon monoxide poisoning the occupants) The system has a few problems but a place that gets paid to inspect your vehicle is less likely to report a problem that doesn't exist to then be able to charge for that repair. Dealers will do the same thing, but it is universally known that you will pay more for any repair at the dealer then private repair shops. It can led to possible scams, but it doesn't take very many complaints before the state no longer authorizes them to do inspections.

We don't get stickers, the results of the passed inspection is directly connected to the registration/VIN and reported via computer to the DMV which will then allow the registration to happen.
 
93boomer

93boomer

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Goofyernmost said:
When we pay for the inspections it is not to the state, it is to the local service locations that helps the local economy. It also is beneficial to the service places because if there is a problem like front end linkage (that keeps your car from going where ever it wants to go) or exhaust leaks (that could easily be seeping into the interior of the vehicle and possible be causing carbon monoxide poisoning the occupants) The system has a few problems but a place that gets paid to inspect your vehicle is less likely to report a problem that doesn't exist to then be able to charge for that repair. Dealers will do the same thing, but it is universally known that you will pay more for any repair at the dealer then private repair shops. It can led to possible scams, but it doesn't take very many complaints before the state no longer authorizes them to do inspections.

We don't get stickers, the results of the passed inspection is directly connected to the registration/VIN and reported via computer to the DMV which will then allow the registration to happen.
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Plus, you have to have an inspection to get a new tag.
 
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Lilofan

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Goofyernmost said:
When we pay for the inspections it is not to the state, it is to the local service locations that helps the local economy. It also is beneficial to the service places because if there is a problem like front end linkage (that keeps your car from going where ever it wants to go) or exhaust leaks (that could easily be seeping into the interior of the vehicle and possible be causing carbon monoxide poisoning the occupants) The system has a few problems but a place that gets paid to inspect your vehicle is less likely to report a problem that doesn't exist to then be able to charge for that repair. Dealers will do the same thing, but it is universally known that you will pay more for any repair at the dealer then private repair shops. It can led to possible scams, but it doesn't take very many complaints before the state no longer authorizes them to do inspections.

We don't get stickers, the results of the passed inspection is directly connected to the registration/VIN and reported via computer to the DMV which will then allow the registration to happen.
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Its amazing that NC has all these car inspections which is a good thing but next door neighbor SC , car inspections don't exist. I've known some in the South that have been driving for years with the check engine light still on , but this would fail a car inspection in a state that has that pass fail on the state checklist. One major complaint of a fellow who owns a VW is that since VW engines is direct injected over time the check engine light will come on due to carbon deposit build up in the intake manifold due to the poor design of direct injection engines that some car makes still make. The cleaning of the carbon deposits run him at the dealer at $1K and it is just a matter of time when the carbon builds up again and hence the check engine light appears. Its an expensive fix just to clear the check engine light to pass state car inspection. I'm glad our Hondas are port injected instead !
 
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StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
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FutureCEO said:
So I've had a Starbucks gift card from work for two years. Burning a hole in my pocket and got a Chai Latte and felt like I was going to throw up. A couple days earlier, got a Chai Latte from an independent coffee place and was wonderful
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To each their own. You need to ask for the chai to be made without water, only milk, at Starbucks. I'm not a fan of it elsewhere; I've had it at Panera, Dunkin, etc, and I prefer the Starbucks one. Local places are usually good, but sometimes they have a coffee flavor to them, which is not good.

Also, if you really wanted to get rid of the SB gift card, you could have given it to me. I'd have happily used it. 🤣
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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FutureCEO said:
@MinnieM123

A Museum of Ice Cream is coming to the Seaport area in Boston. They have one on Singapore, NYC, Austin and Chicago. If NYC ticket prices are something to go by - it's not going to be cheap.
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I saw a brief report about this on the local news last night. Have zero interest in going there. It costs $40 -- why?! I could get a huge ice cream treat at a local ice cream shop, for way less money.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
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Lilofan said:
Its amazing that NC has all these car inspections which is a good thing but next door neighbor SC , car inspections don't exist. I've known some in the South that have been driving for years with the check engine light still on , but this would fail a car inspection in a state that has that pass fail on the state checklist. One major complaint of a fellow who owns a VW is that since VW engines is direct injected over time the check engine light will come on due to carbon deposit build up in the intake manifold due to the poor design of direct injection engines that some car makes still make. The cleaning of the carbon deposits run him at the dealer at $1K and it is just a matter of time when the carbon builds up again and hence the check engine light appears. Its an expensive fix just to clear the check engine light to pass state car inspection. I'm glad our Hondas are port injected instead !
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Yeah, we don't have inspections here, but the check engine light would not pass emissions testing here.

So my aunt lives in SC. Wherever she was taking it, they weren't doing the free inspection like they do up here. Whenever I get my oil changed, tires rotated, etc, they just automatically inspect my car. My car has 22k on it and it's five years old; it always passes.

Anyway, so my aunt has driven her car to Hilton Head, and we'd met up with my parents. I drove her car somewhere, saw that all four tires had low tire pressure. My parents always bring a portable air compressor when they travel. I went and got it out of their car, checked the max PSI on my aunt's tires, and sure enough they were low. I put in air in them, reset her tire pressure thing, and then asked her what the heck she was doing driving around with low tire pressure. Her response? "I thought the sensor was broken." 🤦‍♀️

So I, a 20-something, had to teach a 60 year old woman how to make sure her tires were the correct pressure. She didn't know to look on her tires for the max PSI, didn't know how to reset the sensor in her car...nothing.

I also changed her wiper blades because they were all smeery.
 
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Lilofan

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StarWarsGirl said:
Yeah, we don't have inspections here, but the check engine light would not pass emissions testing here.

So my aunt lives in SC. Wherever she was taking it, they weren't doing the free inspection like they do up here. Whenever I get my oil changed, tires rotated, etc, they just automatically inspect my car. My car has 22k on it and it's five years old; it always passes.

Anyway, so my aunt has driven her car to Hilton Head, and we'd met up with my parents. I drove her car somewhere, saw that all four tires had low tire pressure. My parents always bring a portable air compressor when they travel. I went and got it out of their car, checked the max PSI on my aunt's tires, and sure enough they were low. I put in air in them, reset her tire pressure thing, and then asked her what the heck she was doing driving around with low tire pressure. Her response? "I thought the sensor was broken." 🤦‍♀️

So I, a 20-something, had to teach a 60 year old woman how to make sure her tires were the correct pressure. She didn't know to look on her tires for the max PSI, didn't know how to reset the sensor in her car...nothing.

I also changed her wiper blades because they were all smeery.
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That's like a brand new car, put some miles on it to stretch its legs.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
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Goofyernmost said:
Dealers will do the same thing, but it is universally known that you will pay more for any repair at the dealer then private repair shops.
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That is true, but when I drove the cars my parents' gifted me, I was required to take them to a dealership for repair. They will not use private repair shops. It is probably my dad being overly cautious because he has seen things as an attorney, but yeah, I always take mine to the dealership. They inspect it and then have "recommended maintenance". I then Google all of their "recommended maintenance" to see if it's something I actually need done or if they're just trying to get more money from me.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
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Lilofan said:
That's like a brand new car, put some miles on it to stretch its legs.
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I've taken it to Hershey a few times a year and I took it to Williamsburg this year, but when I first got it, my commute to work was five miles, and then after that, about eight miles, and then I started working from home when COVID started. And if I can't get something from the grocery store or Walgreens, it comes from Amazon, so I'm not running around doing a bunch of errands. I plan on keeping this car for a long time, so keeping the mileage down is fine by me. Especially since I paid $21,500 for this car and for a comparable model, it's now closer to $30k. The dealership has called me and offered to pay me more for my car than I paid for it and I'm like "lol nope."
 
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wdwfan4ver

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Dead2009 said:
I just had pizza. Thank you.
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Also hopefully you didn't have this make your pizza:
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