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I have a 1997 that has had 5 inspections. First when it was sold in 1999 when I bought it, and 4 inspections after that.
As others have said, the issue could be with a visual inspection. A smog guy told me that soon there will be a video camera so the state can watch what he does.
2 inspections ago I had to pull the engine lid and you can see Felix the smog guy with a flashlight. He also got on the ground and looked under the car. He was not looking for drugs....
I have know Felix for years and he had smogged my car several times before without looking. But that one time several mechanics, myself, and the service manager was watching. Felix thought I had altered the car and tried to set him up, to see if he could find a modification, and that is why all the people were watching him. So he went by the book and did the visual inspection.
So for California people - let's see how lax the visual inspection will be once the camera goes in.
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