I was going to renew my tabs (they're like a month expired oops) and it turns out that i need to do an emissions test, which also means that my check engine light can't be on (which it is).
So instead of buying tabs online, now I have to get that light turned off, get a stupid emissions test, and then buy them online.
this is fucking bullshit fuck the government
who the fuck calls license plates tabs
or are you talking about the little registration tag
Quote from: Khadafi on July 26, 2011, 11:33:07 AM
who the fuck calls license plates tabs
or are you talking about the little registration tag
I just assumed he meant tags
it makes the most sense
yeah at first i thought it was a typo until he said tab again.
and then i was like why does he need to pass emissions to buy some E.
Also, StrongBib, find someone with an ODBII scanner to clear the error code for you and then just drive straight to the inspection station and you should be fine.
YEAH FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FOR DOING SHIT THAT CAN HELP AIR QUALITY
FUCK THEM!
thankfully, i live in a glorious state where we get a month-long grace period and the worst you can get is an penalty of five per cent of what it would cost to renew RUB IT
Also, not all engine codes are emissions related so you could still possibly pass
Reading this makes me so glad that I bought a car that has already recently been through its safety and emissions test.
Use ur parents car lol.
Quote from: Khadafi on July 26, 2011, 11:37:30 AM
yeah at first i thought it was a typo until he said tab again.
and then i was like why does he need to pass emissions to buy some E.
Also, StrongBib, find someone with an ODBII scanner to clear the error code for you and then just drive straight to the inspection station and you should be fine.
http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/renewtabs.html
Washington only thing?
Also my dad has one of the scanner things but is "ethical" and won't let me use it and is making me take care of it myself.
This stupid little Knock Sensor dongle that's like 2 inches long cost me $50 wtf
fuck this mang
also i'm really not this bitchy i'm exaggerating a lot
I don't understand a single thing about this thread
I have heard them called tabs pretty often.
also check engine lights are stupid. We have an oxygen sensor in the jeep that breaks repeatedly, so we just never replace it and the light is on like 75% of the time because of that. Good thing we don't do emissions tests in MN, what a load of bs.
Quote from: applesauce on July 26, 2011, 01:42:53 PM
I have heard them called tabs pretty often.
also check engine lights are stupid. We have an oxygen sensor in the jeep that breaks repeatedly, so we just never replace it and the light is on like 75% of the time because of that. Good thing we don't do emissions tests in MN, what a load of bs.
Seriously, I've had my check engine light of off because my spark plug was misfiring, which isn't even a big deal. Emissions tests suck.
my check engine light turns on when the gas cap isn't properly secured hocuspocus;
Quote from: MF Doom on July 27, 2011, 12:34:47 PM
Seriously, I've had my check engine light of off because my spark plug was misfiring, which isn't even a big deal. Emissions tests suck.
Uh, a misfiring sparkplug can cause engine damage since you will be having n-1 cylinders firing at the correct time while the nth cylinder is firing at a slightly different time which would be moving one cylinder up or down at a fraction of a second later than the other cylinders.
also wastes a lot of gas
Quote from: Khadafi on July 27, 2011, 09:11:42 PM
Uh, a misfiring sparkplug can cause engine damage since you will be having n-1 cylinders firing at the correct time while the nth cylinder is firing at a slightly different time which would be moving one cylinder up or down at a fraction of a second later than the other cylinders.
also wastes a lot of gas
idk maybe that isn't it but the guy at the autozone said it wasn't a big deal whatever it was.
ITT: I'm so god damned ignorant
this thread reminded me i need to polish my headlights