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Many years ago I rode motorcycles, in the UK an annual inspection is required for all vehicles over 3 years of age. The place I went to was a grandfather built the shop and house next to it and son and grandson were doing the work kinda place. I'd take my motorcycle in and grandpa would come out to do the inspection, then chat about classic British bikes he had owned whilst lending you tools and helping you make any adjustments needed to pass. Never knew his first name. Rest easy Mr Davies.

Damn Eric, we missed the tire bead fill pop! That’s the best part! 😂

PRNY is a good example of why loving one's neighbor is such a challenge. Too many neighbors are PRNY employees in their heart if not in their head.

This shop is like "Cheers"... keep expecting to see Norm sitting at the bar when he goes inside for lunch.

The fact that you do a state inspection with the same amount of quality and detail that you would use with a complex repair is why you are the shop all of us wish we could use.

This exactly right here, is why once my NYSI license expired I never renewed it. Everyone was my "buddy" then wanting stickers on toilets. And on top of it I had to inspect a NYS undercover inspector car... I remember like yesterday, the rear tires depending on where you rotated the tire were so borderline passing/failing (nys says 2 tread grooves right next to each other need to be under 2/32nds to fail) I ended up calling the inspector out into the shop, told him "I know who you are, and I know what the rules say... You receive a sticker, you best not come back here saying I am in trouble cause you know the rules too." ...Never seen him or the state ever again....I was sweating bullets on that inspection.

I live in a state without inspections, and we still get killed by DUI drivers and cell phone users. Never heard of an accident caused by the equipment, but I suppose it happens. Drivers without licenses or insurance? Hear about that all the time. Go figure! On the TPMS. I'm curious whether the other sensors are expected to fail soon. Seems like they might be close to the same age. I enjoy your videos, Eric!

A State Inspection story: When I lived in Va in 70's I had what was basically a 1968 VW race car with real racing headers, not the VW "headers" from the Pep Boys. The collector protruded a fair amount past the end of the car so I had a custom glass pack which snaked around back towards the car. The rear bumper managed to hide it a bit, but it was questionable if it was legal so State Inspection would fail it. No problem, I knew a guy who raced VWs. At that time I worked at RadioShack and was filling in at a RS in a strip mall and I parked my VW in front of the shop. Later a police car pulled up and parked behind my VW and the cop had a look at the back end of the car. When he came in it was obvious he was a regular as everyone said hello. He then asked about the VW. I raised my hand and he asked why the headers stick out so far, he has a VW with Pep Boy's headers and they're not like that. I noticed his demeaner was friendly as we walked out to my car. I opened the hood revealing the pair of Weber 48 IDA double barrel carbs, his eyes popped out and had a wide grin. He asked me to start it and his grin got bigger! He then asked if he could take around the parking lot. I told him the clutch is stiff and will tend to grab. So here we are, a cop in uniform almost doing a burnout in the parking lot and taking off like a rocket. He came back and was impressed, then asked about the brand new inspection sticker. But before I could say anything he laughed told me not to worry as the exhaust is not really a problem - grey area. He actually wanted to come around after hours to race me in his cruiser which I declined because if another cop saw us with me in front going like a bat out of hell he'll think you're chasing me! True story!

As a teenager in NJ in the late 80's I learned a lot of shady stuff from my shady boss that was a Retired Shady NYPD. I'm glad he liked me LOL He did everything from selling Alignments without the car ever seeing and alignment rack to selling customers repairs that were not needed (and not even doing the work). He would rebuild alternators with a dictionary.... Rebuild: Clean and or replace any worn parts, test and reinstall. Basically clean and repaint the customers good alternator. Spill and Fill Radiator flush. Basically top off the rad and leave a little dribble of coolant around the cap so it looks like work had been done. I would never do those things but I learned real fast what a real scumbag is capable of.

Living in NY I see a major conflict of interest. Some shops will find nothing wrong with my cars so they will make something up to extort money. Like saying the headlights are out of alignment. Then charging $15 to turn one screw for 3 seconds while the lights are randomly pointed at junk along the wall. If you refuse the repair you fail the inspection. They use to scrape off your current sticker before they did the inspection. That put pressure on people to allow any "required" repairs. Decades ago Iowa did away with inspections because people were being taken advantage of.

Your explanation of how the PRNY clamps down on good shops for small infractions reminds me of an editorial (I believe written by Victor David Hansen) about the two tiered system of laws in California. I believe the reason is probably universal to bureaucrats. It simply comes down to it is easier to go after the people who try to follow the rules and fail on minor points than the people who flout the rules. Bureaucrats enjoy exercising their power but are also lazy. Some years ago I went from California, where they are strict on emissions but don’t care about safety to a Midwestern state that requires a basic safety inspection but, as long as you live in a rural county not near one of the big cities, the doesn’t care about emissions. I take care of my fleet of aging vehicles and make sure they are safe and running properly but I suspect my costs for meeting California standards would cost me more. At least I don’t live in the salt belt where my newest vehicle at 14 years old would probably be a rotten hulk.

Your shop is the kind of place I would trust.

That's crazy about the after hours shops. Here in the Netherlands the inspection system is also far from perfect, but the the inspection has to be entered into a computer system that goes offline after hours. Also once the data is entered, the computer can throw a 'hold that vehicle' notice, which means a national inspector wants to see the car and he will come to the shop to check the work. Bad work means lose inspector license. Love your stuff SMA!

Indiana wised up years ago as we haven’t had state inspections in decades.

In NJ, we only check emissions during bi-annual state inspections. You will pass inspection with bald tires, lights out, dark window tint, etc. but those are still vehicle infractions and you can get ticketed for it. I've heard from several people close to the ticket issuing process (if you know what I mean) that that was done on purpose to increase state coffers. The PRNY is not the only state with a broken system! Thanks for the video!

When you said welcome to the prnyc, I almost fell over laughing. Great work as always! You are a cool cat!

An honest mechanic for sure... I took my old 84 Jeep Grand Wagoneer to a local shop to have the very expensive new rear leaf springs installed because I personally did not want to remove the skid plate and fuel tank on my back to remove the front leaf spring bolt. Long story short they did exactly what I told them not to do. Yep, they cut my skid plate... After that I do all my own wrenching whether on my back or not...

I had a NYS inspection and the shop said " the serpentine belt has cracks , it's a safety issue " . The other shop didn't even blink at it . Then there's " the tires are dry rotted " . It really depends on how picky they are . While I would change a serpentine belt , if bad , and wouldn't drive on bad tires , there are limits . Many use FEAR to feed the CASH COW !

When I worked at Walmart, it took me a while to get my technicians to understand that there is a job worse than having to clean the rims when installing new tires - having to remove three day old tires to clean the rims that they didn’t clean when they installed the tires.

Florida used to have yearly inspections, but they weren’t as extensive as this. They would check the tires for wear, check the lights and exhaust system. That was it. Governor Graham’s motorhome failed the inspection, shorty after that state did away with inspections. Go figure!

You have to protect yourself. Always a pleasure to hang out in the shop.

Here in SC they did away with inspections in the early 80`s. We had the same problems here with shady inspectors. The sticker and inspection cost $2, but the fine for out of date sticker was $20! Real money back then.

New York, just made me love Wisconsin even more.

Indiana used to have a state vehicle inspection program with all the faults you describe. It didn't make for safer roads but it did create some easy pezy state jobs for friends, family and campaign supporter of some state politicians.

I knew a gentleman that ran a legit shop and he tried to help a "BUDDY" out , this is 25 years ago , by GIVING him an inspection sticker , the "BUDDY" got stopped for expired inspection sticker and as the trooper asked him about it he said , "Oh , I have it ", and pulled it out of his WALLET ! Needless to say , the gentleman LOST his inspection licence , was fined LARGE and had to go out of business . Thanks BUDDY !! Sad .

Ms O really does a great job of taking care of you!! That soup looks great

I remember my Dad telling me about someone doing Motorcycle inspections in North Carolina: "Did you ride it in?" "Yeah its parked out front" "Ok it passed heres your sticker"

In Germany we have a different system. You have to have your car approved by an inspection organization, not by a workshop. If the car fails, you can have it repaired and then show it again.

I'm glad SC doesn't require inspections anymore. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

All that matters is you can out you head on your pillow and sleep well. Integrity is most important. Go SMA!

Reading the comments, I was quite surprised to see how many people in other countries follow this channel. After thinking about it a bit I was actually not surprised anymore due to your high quality work and fine video production. Keep up the great work!

In Northern Ireland vehicles over three years old are required to be tested at a mot centre (Ministry of transport) yearly. You pull up to a large building about 8 lanes across and are called forward at your allotted time to the designated lane. They check your v5 log book checking the chassis number with the car then put a probe into the exhaust to check emissions. The tester checks the horn wipers lights indicators and seatbelts. He then drives the vehicle onto a rolling road that tests the shock absorbers and the brakes including handbrake And brake balance. The car is then put up on a ramp and underside is inspected including ball joints rubbers tyres and exhaust etc. You then get a print out if you pass and if not the printout details all that you failed on. You have 21 days to get your car up to standard for a retest but if you can’t get it fixed in that time you have to have another full test at £30. A retest is £18.50.

I once had a 15 min PRNY Inspection. In 2014 I bought a 60k mile 2002 Explorer from Daytona Beach. Did the brakes, ball joints, and tires before the inspection. Took it to a Meineke and watched the tech lift it, look underneath at the pristine undercarriage complete with factory stickers, laugh, and then went talked to his buddy for 10 min before hooking up the state computer to pass the emissions.

In Iowa we used to have required inspections back in the very early 80's. The cost of an inspection was $25. The cost was $50 if you wanted to pass - my brother got his '67 Ford Fairlane passed that way. Very soon after that state inspections were not required.

Watching this reminds me of living in Buffalo and having to go through inspections. I live in AZ now (since 2003), and there is no such thing as an inspection, just emissions testing. The only time there is an actual inspection performed, it's on a modified car (engine swaps, different exhaust, etc.). I used to have a 1995 Mustang GT that had performance cats installed (2 instead of the standard 4) and would have to take it to the state facility to have it looked at there. All they did was run the emissions test and make sure there were no leaks in the exhaust. Once cleared, I would have to go back to the MVD to finish the paperwork.

Don't blame you for not showing a SI on video . I was a Tech just below Elmira in Pennsylvania and years back we got a new Inspection Agent named "Ed" . Ed fined us for several small gray area infractions when he was new in the business . Within a few years Ed stopped looking at anything including our records . About 4 years into Ed's job he would open the door to the dealership and ask where the best place in town was for lunch and then say "see ya in 6 months " . Ed got caught f'n off and went to PRISON ...oops . Ed's replacement was a real hard ass but still easier to get along with than back when State Troopers visited Inspection stations twice a year . Troopers were severely harsh to deal with right down to the color of the ink on the hand written records .

thats a bummer .. i wanted to watch the bead POP into place 😭😭😭😭😭

I used to be an inspector in Missouri. It was honestly pretty easy to pass, and I had to pass some cars I wouldn't personally want to drive because there wasn't a line item for what I didn't like. The number of people that got on me about failing their car for legitimate reasons to fail was wild. I had one guy that bypassed his PCV to air intake and had a hose running down dripping oil under the truck. Dude was pissed I failed him, didn't care that he was leaving oil slicks everywhere, and said that I'd never find an F-250 with the stock or equivalent legal PCV setup. The whole time I was an inspector, I never saw another F-250 with a bypass before or after, his was the only one lol

The fact that the people doing the inspection are the same people getting paid to perform any repairs they find is a GIANT CONFLICT OF INTERESTS THAT WOULDN’T FLY ANYWHERE EXCEPT GOVERNMENT.

couple quick stories on NYSI. One of my instructors in school told us a story about how NYS would have state inspectors do undercover investigations of shops . Our instructor told us how ruthless they were. He had a customers car come in for a NYSI, it needed a few things done in order to pass , one thing it needed was tires, he did the inspection and installed 4 brand new tires . However he did not measure the tread depth on each tire. NYS wrote him and the inspection station up for that violation. This was at a big 3 dealership. Next story , a car came in for a state inspection, the mechanic did the inspection and pulled the l f wheel, the car had drum brakes, he had a specific way he cut the cotter pin and always noted which wheel he pulled on the repair order, long story short the car was involved in an accident a few months later. Someone insinuated that the NYSI was done improperly . An investigation ensued and the inspector had to testify under oath about his inspection an how it was done, when accused of doing it wrong he was able to prove which wheel he pulled by the way he cut the cotter pin and that he noted it on the work order. Otherwise he might have had a huge liability issue as someone was injured as a result of a brake failure on a left rear drum brake assembly. 3rd story , I worked in a fleet shop, I was the only mechanic with a NYSI inspectors license. The business owner wanted to get a inspection station license. When he finally got the station licence the owner told me what inspection sticker to use on the 1st truck that needed an inspection . I promptly informed him its not his call as to what sticker goes on what vehicle , if any sticker does or not. He was pissed, but like I told him its my license on the line , no one elses .

Sometimes I have regrets about getting my New York state inspection license. Reason being I take it seriously and what I hate most is telling some poor old people that their car has a bad subframe or some other thing that will cost a lot of money to fix that they don't have living on a fixed income. New York state inspections generate a lot of money for shops when the cars fail but it still sucks when you got to go tell some poor old guy or gal their car needs a couple thousand dollars to pass inspection.

"The old waste oil treatment" . Now that is what I'm talking about!! That's how you avoid rust up there in rhe PRNY. I see folks using diesel for this all the time....good for that guy!!

Years ago when the state of Illinois did inspections there were places that passed vehicles that really shouldn't have passed

Eric, I learn a lot from you man! And I appreciate it because it helps me understand what to look for when I take my car to get service. And what a good mechanic is. Always enjoy your videos!

Alaska stopped doing them a long time ago and honestly, im a little mixed. I can see how the inspections would be good for all cars on the road but like you said, the lickem stickem shops leave cars on the road even an auto salvage yard wouldnt take. We had alot of corrupt emissions shops here that would skirt the inspections and they did cause people to get hurt.

From Michigan here. We almost went to inspections quite a few years ago but just for emissions. I’M SO GLAD WE DIDN’T!! Not just for me, I’ve been blessed I could always drive newer cars. Anyway, I personally know of many shops around here that would have done the lick em stick trick. Car sits behind garage a day or so, garage never tests it, puts sticker on it saying everything good when the garage never did anything. Got people’s money. Problem is it WOULD BE SO HARD TO PROVE that the garage actually did anything unless there was print out on test equipment, but even that can be manipulated. And of course the worst part is not doing the environment any good! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! And IM SORRY for nitpicking here!!! Dodge hasn’t made trucks since 2008. In 2009 Chrysler Corporate dropped ‘Dodge’ and it became Ram. Nowhere, anywhere does it say Dodge on it, not on the truck, in the manual, and even the dealer signs and literature were changed to Ram. Ram has been its own entity from 2009 until now! As for the sensors on Chrysler, I just put new ones on my Ram, loosed bead, put in, never did anything more, truck just ‘found’ them and A-OK.

I bought a used vehicle from Canada's largest Toyota dealer. When I got it home I thought I'd check it over. 20 minutes beating on the front wheels with a 4 by 4 would not loosen them. Finally I just took it for a drive around the block with all the front wheel bolts 1/2 loose. Hammered the brakes on in the first corner. Drove it home and took the wheels off. I guess it got a lick and stick!!!!!

wow - i've watched so many of your videos i feel like i could drive around town without directions... I'm glad we have a good honest shop in our town.

Josh is a lucky guy working for you. Top shop! Thanks for the content much appreciated as always.

I used to do state inspections when I was in Pennsylvania and on a regular basis you'd have the people who wanted you to put a sticker on something that I wouldn't drive across the street. I made sure the vehicles were safe because I wasn't going to be responsible for someone getting injured because I let something slide and I never accepted a cash bribe either, which I was offered more often than you'd think. I'm in South Carolina now and they don't have any annual inspection here so you see some real pieces of junk on the road. Not rust like up North, but they will drive a vehicle until shit starts falling off. I see a lot of separated ball joints and tie rod ends, they'll run the brakes down to the metal, exhaust dragging, doors held shut with bungie cords, some real scary shit.

Kentucky hasn't had a State Inspection since 1979. That was the year I started driving, so I have never got one. Great video!

many years ago Iowa had inspections, only lasted a few years and they ended the program, there were so many places that would pass anything, it was deemed not effective, like watching, keep up the good work.

I watch your videos (and I also have a couple of your t-shirts I proudly wear) because, besides being very informative, you're someone that treats your customers the right way.

As a mobile auto mechanic, the crazies in this economy have woke up. Got a call wanting to know how much I charge to Thaw the engine out. Another owner broke the spark plugs off trying to do this and save money and thought that should not cost more for me to remove the broken plugs he now has. I have learned to ask certain qualifying questions before I commit to go out. Have found it simpler to just ask if ANYONE has attempted to do the repair already. Absolutely amazing how this conversation changes. Thank you for the great repair procedures you have on this channel. I truly wish that the saying that IF I CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU...be revised.

Everything in this video is great. I do like the way you clean the bead sealing surface of the wheel prior to mounting the tire back. The local Firestone did not do this for me and I have to keep refilling air once a month or so.

I concur !!!!! Jobs well done !!! Only in the PRNY at SMA Avoca by ASE Certified Master Mechanic Eric !!!!! On to the next task !!!!!!

I bought the Autel MP808TS just so I could handle up on my own TPMS sensors and also take care of most troubleshooting issues. It isn’t the greatest scan tool in the world but it has served me well for what I need it for.

Thank you for sharing all your talent and suggestions on fixing vehicles. I appreciate you for sharing on - how, when, what, where and why , in working on your cars. Also enjoy watching Mrs. O, supporting you daily in your work. Hope you enjoyed your soup it looked good. Was it homemade? Can't wait to see you work on the water pump on this vehicle. So til next time, God Bless! Gwendolyn Rendleman USAF

I’ve had so much bad work done when getting inspections done, I could write a book. Most times I skip inspections on my trailers and just risk the fine, it is so much better than repairing the damage . And yes, I have used numerous inspection stations hoping to find one that can be trusted.

Great video. Seems TPMS is more trouble than it's worth. I learn a lot watching ur channel. Best on TV. Regular TV cop shows are dribble.

Your one of the good guys Eric. Those that get to be your customers are lucky. Trust me I know.

13:48 - 14:04 is pure muscle memory!! Very skilled

We use to have a Coats 20 / 20 tire machine ! What a pain that thing was 😊😊😊

It’s frustrating when a system exists for a reason, but the way the system is operated makes it possible to circumvent it without repercussions. I work in a fleet shop where we do our own inspections. Because we run snow plows, we need our trucks to be fully operational all the time, so any time a truck is in the shop we do a “look at everything” sort of mini inspection, and then fix everything on the spot. So our trucks are usually in excellent shape at inspection time and as a result the state notices that our initial pass rate is way higher than average, so we end up getting audited by the state every couple years. Once we’re flagged for audit, if they can’t perform said audit within a certain timeframe because they can’t get in touch, we’ll get our license pulled until we can pass the audit. We have to put all our inspection data into a state computer system, and the system is what flags you for suspicious activity. Obviously there’s nothing stopping you from failing and then “repairing and reinspecting” a vehicle, but you’ll also get flagged and audited for failing too many vehicles to make sure you’re not taking advantage of the inspection to rip off customers. And I’m pretty sure there’s requirements on minimum operating hours, and there’s stuff in it about customer access and stuff, although not all of it applied to us because we weren’t open to the public. The audit isn’t really a huge deal either, they may check out some of the vehicles around the shop, they’ll ask the techs some questions about pass/fail criteria, and they have the power to have vehicles we inspected reinspected elsewhere (that’s never happened to us yet), but mostly they’re just making sure you’re following the rules and doing it properly. And yeah, I don’t necessarily agree about the importance of every single little detail on the inspection, and a little too much is left up to subjective perspective of the inspector, but fir the most part it works out pretty well.

Hi Eric - similar problems way down here in the South Pacific (New Zealand) - bad apples that spoil the whole barrel, and rule and time bound-bureaucrats. Even permeating into government run inspection agencies! Well done on your youtubes - please keep them up. Thank you and very best wishes to you and yours for the Christmas season.

Such a quality channel. Love the content, even the seemingly boring stuff. Apparently enough people find the boring stuff interesting judging from your subscribers. Wish I was close enough to have you care for my contraptions.

You appear to be one of the few remaining honest people left. Thank you.

Always enjoy watching your video. You call it how it is. You’re a true professional. Enjoy your evening with your family.

Eric, I'm in California and would love to find a shop and mechanic like you and your business. I'm a retired Equipment mechanic from local utility, owned my own business also years ago, and your video's show you know what your talking about.

Appreciated the "everyday" stuff that is interesting and informative! bt

These videos bring back great memories of working in shops

I gotta say that my diy quality has gone way up since following you. I do the same cross torque on the lug nuts with a second torque to verify now. It's invaluable to learn from a pro just by watching them do the job correctly. I appreciate your channel more than you know! Thanks Eric!

Interesting inspection system ya'll have over there! Do they ever come by for a survey when you pass/fail a vehicle? ( Assuming you have to update the vehicle in the DMV system? ) In my country we can only do inspections during state opening hours, 9 to 5. Each time we pass or fail a vehicle it's 50/50 on whether we get the big red notification on our screen that says "SURVEY!!!". They usually come within 90 minutes ( as required ), if they don't they'll give the shop a call with a code and name to write down in order to pass/fail the inspection on a survey.

About 15 years ago, I moved from a state with no inspection to a state that has both the emissions and "safety" inspections. When I took my truck in, I was told I had one (of two) license plate lights out. There was an auto parts store next door, so I told the mechanic I would walk over, buy a bulb, and install it. The answer was "No, WE have to install it". $9 for a $1 bulb 😐. I've loathed state inspections ever since- they have very little to do with safety and a lot to due with revenue.

Done properly, pissing and moaning can be cathartic. As long as there is no shrapnel that could injure bystanders. Thanks for another informative video EO!

Hey, Mr. O. Great tip regarding the programming of the TPMS. That was much better than having to reprogram the vehicle. Also, your video was only 11 hours old at this time and you already have 120K views. Congratulations. Mrs. O. put in a cameo as well. That was a bonus. Anyway, thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!

Eric, I have always liked how you go above and beyond on everything you do, but I have to say I have aways loved how you clean the bead area on the rim and use bead grease and even clean the old bead sealer off the tires, here in Arizona most all shops never do this, which pisses me off to no end, I also like to way you do the balancing of tires, most shops around here only do the iner dynamic balance of tires not both the inner and out balance, they are too cheap and lazy. Nor do they ever look at the red and yellow dots the manufacturer puts on the tire to show the light and heavy spots on the tire. I have seen people that know how to use these colored spots when mounting and balancing tires may never have to use a single weight to get them in balancing the tire or minium weights. Nice work Mr. O :)

So happy we done have any state inspections here in fl love it

Have had bad experiences from a 23mm, I’ll stick with tapping a 22mm on as it helps reduce swelling too

How about a pre-purchase, or more common (and more puzzling) a post-purchase inspection?

The best part of this video was getting to see Mrs. O's soup! Holy cow that looked good! Add a piece of sourdough bread and a guy would have no problems the rest of the day! 🙂

Back when iI worked as a mechanic at a County Highway Department I always got assigned to inspect the vehicles the shop management wanted scrapped,because the other mechanics 4 or 5 guys never did a rejection. They knew I was going to find major problems if present. This practice fetched me some of the biggest jobs (I loved BIG jobs) because the top management always said just fix it. An International 4900 with a hole rusted through the framerails, both, 1 new pair of frame rails 105 holes drilled in each rail. new front and rear springs since both right side springs were outnew clutch since the transmission was out, new rocker pannels dump body floor replacement done by a different mechanic, and various somewhat minor repairs. All totaled time I spent was 3 weeks glorious time knowing what job I was going to be assigned each day.😁There wera several others but that was one of my faveriot jobs. When my supervisor asked me to do it I told him "once I begin I refuse to be pulled of it for the BS busy work he had the habbit of assigning.

We are fortunate here in Wisconsin!!! Zero inspections on passenger vehicles.

I think you're right. There's some state agent somewhere who would love to fine you because you didn't look like you checked something. In the Atlanta area, I've talked to some emissions inspectors who firmly believe the state will watch them through binoculars to see if they're opening hoods, etc. I have over 100 patrol Chargers with the 5.7L. And they're gonna raise that hood every time no matter what I tell them. Take care up there behind the lines in the PRNY.😆

Having been born in Buffalo, my mom has told me about how nightmarish car inspections were *back then*. Here in Oklahoma, they were such a joke they finally got wise and discontinued them. Thanks as always, Eric!

You're the best Eric! I wish I lived upstate to have the pleasure of having you work on my cars. Much love from a fellow NY'er.

In Texas, if you're in a rural area, there's no need for a emissions test. They would get in and someone would walk around and check the lights, then drive it around the shop and test the brakes, horn and seat belts. You throw in an oil and filter change so they won't look for an easy fix to charge you for. Thanks Eric

LOVE your videos Eric. I had never heard of a vehicle inspection until I watched this video (Oregon resident).

The old classic "Self-Lubricating Chassis Mod"

Thanks for sharing.

Great video always fun to watch

Always learn something watching your videos. Thanks. Someone on Facebook was saying how little they knew about the brakes on their car and I sent them a link to you. I watched a couple of your videos on brakes and you did a great job.

"Creaky Stool" sounds like a Severe Rear end Problem.

I don't understand why shops can't complain about other shops doing dirty vehicle inspections---I would think that if anything, it would help keep everyone honest

I'm so thankful in Minnesota we don't have state inspection

Eric good job on not getting Josh to bump your tire ahead of his work. I was not surprised because I have been following your channel for years now and I know you are not that type of person.

In France you get an inspection every 2 years. The test centres just do tests. They can't do any repairs - not even a tail lamp bulb. They are very strict in my area. You get a sticker on the wind shield and another on your "Grey Card" title document.

You can buy a repair kit for the Toyota sensors, it consists of a new warsher, cap, valve and rubber grommet. Worked for my 2008.

We have the perfect State Inspection System here in Alabama.....Ain't got one!! Yep, there's some trashers running the roads but soon or later the potholes thin out the herd! As always, I really enjoy your channel. Come down and see us and Me and the Mrs will treat you and Mrs O to some catfish, cornbread and banana pudding!