I just received the Chevy van's tag renewal notice in the mail from the DMV. With it comes the requirement to get it smog checked. I don't know if any other state besides California has to do this or not. But with four cars, it seems that every year I am going down to the smog check place to put down $50 to have a car or two hooked up to the smog machine and see if it is safe for the environment. The way our tag renewals come up it seems they arrive every other month from November to June.
So I am setting aside time tomorrow to take the Chevrolet Astro Van down to ye olde smog shop and have it tested. I learned a while ago to go to the "smog check only" places. The guys who "inspect and repair" seem to find more vehicles needing work on the smog system to pass the test than the check only guys. Funny how that happens, huh.
From the DMV:
"In order to comply with state law, the California Department of Consumer Affairs/Bureau of Automotive Repair (DCA/BAR) directs a portion of the vehicles registered in Enhanced Smog Check Areas to Test-Only or Gold Shield stations. Enhanced Areas are those parts of the state with "serious", "severe", or "extreme" ozone pollution problems. Test-Only facilities are licensed Smog Check stations that, by law, are only allowed sell gas caps or to test cars; they cannot repair them. Directed Vehicles may receive their initial inspections at Gold Shield stations. Any needed repairs must be performed at a Smog Check station designated either as a Test-Repair or Gold Shield station."
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