<VV> Important: HB 2465

[George Jones]

Spot on Frank! I couldn't have said it better myself. Besides that, everyone
knows that Californians all drive Hummers, Lambo's and Ferrari's, so they
have mechanics on retainer.

GGGG

On 1/12/07, Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net> wrote:
>
> I think it is because you were in California that you are confused on
> why we have state saftey inspection.
>
> No RUST in your background.
>
> Here cars dissolved back before the 90's and all that new factory
> rustfroofing to keep the unibodies from dissolving.
>
> I have seen cars drive into my shop with suspension parts rusted off,
> like frame rails! Until the wheel falls off, most drivers do not know
> there is a problem under there.
>
> Maryland only inspects when the car is sold. You should hear the stories
> from my MD mechanic friends of what worn out cars (brakes, suspension)
> the drivers finally drive in for repairs.
>
> Car people get their cars fixed. Average people drive until something
> falls off or dies, unless forced to have inspections.
>
> State saftey inspection is no revenue maker for the state. And it is a
> sure revenue looser for the shop unless the car owner has the work
> performed by the shop. There are abusive shops, but just call the state
> police and report them. They take complaints very seriously. Licenses
> are revoked for offenders.
>
> As far as breakdowns of the engine, aren't poorly running engines in CA
> snagged by the emission inspections?
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> mhicks130 at cox.net wrote:
>
> >There is a competing bill, HB1927, that is endorsed by the Virginia Car
> Club Councils that will update the law without requiring the annual
> inspections and fees but still curb a lot of the abuses.  We are being
> encouraged to write to our delegates to ask them to support this bill.
> >
> >If I'm paying annual fees and getting inspections, why the heck would I
> want antique plates and their driving limitations?  Virginia has some
> stupidity in it.  The "safety" inspections are one of the stupidest of the
> stupid things.  How did the people who make money from repairing your car
> get to decide whether your car is "safe" to drive without repairs??  This is
> nuts.  I lived most of my car-driving life in California and they had no
> safety inspections and the cars there didn't break down or get into
> accidents any more often than the ones here.  It's strictly a revenue law
> that sounds like a good idea to the uninformed.  No inspection will fix the
> loose nut behind the wheel and that causes 99% of all accidents.
> >
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