So after seeing how the jiffy lube guys hammered my wifes Maxima during the Inspection to get TX tags, I was very skeptical about those fockers driving my Z. I really didn't have time to wait for an appt at the dealer so I took my ZR to a local Exxon station nearby.

I spoke to the mechanic and he was very cordial, yada yada yada. I ask him if I can ride when he test drives my ZR. He states no, because the last time they did that, a lady complained of sexual harassment. OMFG, whatever!

I was just about to leave and he stated he could watch me drive my ZR and get this, he only drives it around the parking lot to check the brakes and horn.

Anyway, what a ****ing waste of $15.50! ****ing easy $ for the state!

Share your horror stories when these pinata heads drive your Z/ZR for a Texas Inspection sticker?

 

in san antonio, i go to the drive up stations....they are in a tiny parking lot and they typically just get in the car,, drive forward then drive reverse and thats it...about 60 feet of driving total....

- j

 

yea i hate taking my cars for inspection.....whenever i take my MR2 they usually try and rev it just to hear it and it pisses me off.... also cuz they never know where the engine is and how to open the engine lid!!!!!

 

hrmm. my last inspection, they didnt drive my car at all. they hooked it up to some sort of machine, idled the car for a few minutes and it was done. very painless.

 

they wont pass our car at the dealer so i had to take it to someone i know,
no problems there, just pulled in got hooked up to the machine and he drove it in the parking lot.

 

wow you guys got it hard.... in my area i just bring it to this shop and all the guy does is check if all my paper works current and asks me how much i'm pullin off to the wheels.... lol i guess thats what happens when you have a fellow car enthusiast runnin a shop that does inspections....

 

where do you go for inspection?

 

Inspection sticker???? What inspection Sticker?????

 

the guy lives in a non odb2 county where they do a safety inspection only...when i got mine done in a non emission county they drove it

 

there are little inspection booths all over san antonio.
honk honk, lights on/off, wipers on/off, hand em' the money, put on a sticker, and you're outta there.

maybe 5 minutes at most.

 

Never had to let them drive mine. That would be some shet if they said they needed to drive it. Just park it, lights work. Paperwork good, see ya.....

 

where is this and do they check window tint and gay S*it like that

 

We have a small joint on the NE side of San Antonio called Pit Pro's. They usally get in it and drive it thru their parking lot. They are usally pretty easy to deal with.