For the 3rd time, in a row; I have been told to take my Broncos to an expensive, "Test-only" SMOG certification. Both passed, and always do…by a wide margin.
What makes my shorts ride up, is the SMOG fee is more than the license fee! And they keep telling me that I need to go to the $70 - $100 test, instead of the regular test, which you can find in a competitive market for $30.
Once every couple of test I could understand. I could even understand the harassment, if the car was barely passing. However, the way they are doing this now, seems to indicate an agenda where they are expecting the car to fail and can't wrap their feeble minds around the obvious fact that a well maintained truck can and will pass the standards set for its year of manufacture.
Even worse, they are using my wallet to get the data to attempt to ban my vehicle. My conspiracy theory paranoia, is beginning to divine all kinds of nefarious plots, plans and implications.
The question: is this a wide spread thing? What’s the count of CA drivers/owners of 74 - 99 car owners that are getting multiple consecutive notices to go to "Test-Only" stations?
What makes my shorts ride up, is the SMOG fee is more than the license fee! And they keep telling me that I need to go to the $70 - $100 test, instead of the regular test, which you can find in a competitive market for $30.
Once every couple of test I could understand. I could even understand the harassment, if the car was barely passing. However, the way they are doing this now, seems to indicate an agenda where they are expecting the car to fail and can't wrap their feeble minds around the obvious fact that a well maintained truck can and will pass the standards set for its year of manufacture.
Even worse, they are using my wallet to get the data to attempt to ban my vehicle. My conspiracy theory paranoia, is beginning to divine all kinds of nefarious plots, plans and implications.
The question: is this a wide spread thing? What’s the count of CA drivers/owners of 74 - 99 car owners that are getting multiple consecutive notices to go to "Test-Only" stations?