--Cr1imsoN-- t1_ix9yhx0 wrote
Good on you for not being scammed. Frankly I’d want to know which shop it is so I’d never take my car there myself.
Personally, I think state inspections are stupid because of the way mechanics will take advantage of people. At the very least there should be a forced price limit on what they can charge for state required repairs. I once had a shop try and charge me $500 for new brake pads and $90 to change a fog light bulb. I nearly laughed in their faces!
Capital-Giraffe-4122 t1_ixa8fep wrote
I grew up in NJ and there were State Inspection stations. They were big drive thru buildings and you just drove through and the inspectors would check out your car. If you failed something they'd give you a window sticker good for 30 days so you could make the repair. You'd have to go back again and get retested. If you passed you got a sticker and went on your way. This didn't cost anything outside of the normal fees and taxes you pay to drive a car. It was a decent system although the lines were always long.
I think they stopped this a few years ago though.
mbz321 t1_ixasole wrote
I think they still do testing but you only need it every couple years and it is still 'free'.
kenziethemom t1_ixbf7zr wrote
This is how it was in AZ. However, i only discovered it, after driving a vehicle for like 3 years without getting any of the "proper" stickers, and then purchasing a SUV that needed us to actually get new stickers. However, that SUV was right at the "classic car" stage, and that was one of the drive through parts.
Texas and PA are (as of this post) NOT like that, but once I experienced it in AZ, I felt like that was such a productive way to do it. Especially because if you need some type of work, they tell you exactly what it is, why it's important and time to fix it and go back.
Again, not perfect but it was definitely the best out of other places I've lived lol
festerwl t1_ixa2r7q wrote
Hit up r/Justrolledintotheshop and you'll see exactly why the safety inspections are a good thing.
Sure there's some shit shops out there but every shop I've been in has the labor rates listed and you're within your rights to say no and walk away.
--Cr1imsoN-- t1_ixa3ivz wrote
Believe me, I know that some people really shouldn't be driving the vehicles they drive. But at the same time if we are required to get state inspections then consequently shops should be required to adhere to fair market rates and not overcharge simply because they know that you're legally required to get a state inspection.
dav3y_jon3s t1_ixa7ksy wrote
Most do. The rates are set by what area your in and vary widley. In my are most shops are under100 and hour labour just over the mountain from me most are over 100.
BigMoose9000 t1_ixbw7cv wrote
There's a lot of posts of sketchy cars, but have you ever seen even 1 post of an accident one of them caused with a mechanical failure?
It just. Does. Not. Happen. This has been studied repeatedly, states that require inspection aren't safer to drive in or have fewer accidents. It's all just a racket.
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