We're gettin' there!!
San Antonio does not have emissions testing, yet! Nobody looks under the
hood. As a matter of fact, they don't do much else besides check the lights
and signals and horn and brakes.
I haven't commited the "Ozono Action Day" deadly sin #3 yet, and that's why
there's no emissions testing and no junk gas, YET!
I liked the attitude and follow through of the governor of Alaska: He
mandated that all the junk gas was outta' there because it was making
people sick... basically told the EPA to stuff it! So, now Alaska has real
gasoline! I'm sure the state lost some fed monies, but they can probably do
without it...
Carol
At 10:22 AM 8/27/97 -0500, dmeadow@juno.com wrote:
>Not quite right. Texas DOES have emissions testing requirements, but
>they are currently limited to certain "high-pollution" areas. For
>example, Harris County, which encompasses Houston, is considered one of
>those areas. Because I live in Harris County, I pay $24 for a
>safety/emissions inspection. The law is not as restrictive as
>California. They don't seem to care what it looks like under the hood,
>as long as what comes out of the tail pipe meets the requirements. As
>for the accuracy of the equipment and the failure rate... so far I
>haven't heard anyone complain about failing, so I wonder how much leeway
>is there. Cars over 25 years old are exempt. I don't know if Austin is
>one of those areas that require emissions testing. I'm pretty sure
>Dallas and San Antonio do. Ironically, if I moved ten miles west and
>commuted a little further into Houston, I would be exempt from testing.
>
>The $11 safety inspection is required of everyone and includes checking
>all the lights, horns, etc. If you register your car as a classic
>vehicle (with annual restrictions on mileage, driving only in club
>events, etc.) you don't have to get the annual inspection and you only
>have to pay registration (much reduced) every five years.
>
>HOWEVER, if you are bringing a car into the state and wish to change to a
>Texas title (which you have to do to register it) you will have to get
>the safety inspection REGARDLESS of whether you want to register it as a
>classic vehicle. I discovered this little hitch in the law when
>registering my MGA two years ago.
>
>Don't even think of going to the DMV without the inspection slip, your
>proof of insurance, and your title. Otherwise you'll take several trips.
> I know by experience.
>
>David Littlefield
>Houston, TX
>
>On Wed, 27 Aug 1997 07:23:20 -0500 "JedPiper" <JedPiper@earthlink.net>
>writes:
>>John -
>>
>>Texas currently does not have emmissions standards in place. Your car
>>will
>>however be subject to a mechanical and safety inspection (brakes,
>>lights,
>>horn, etc.), I run a Weber DGV on my 76B with no catalytic converter
>>or
>>emmissions equipment other than the charcoal canister, and just passed
>>inspection in June.
>>A Texas state inspection costs $11.00, will take about 10 min. of your
>>time
>>and can be performed at almost any quick/jiffy lube joint or auto
>>garage.
>>
>>Good Luck.
>>
>>Jed
>>Cibolo, TX
>>----------
>>> From: John Steczkowski <stecz@pswtech.com>
>>> To: MG Mailing List <mgs@autox.team.net>
>>> Subject: texas emmissions laws
>>> Date: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 8:59 PM
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how emmissions laws work in Texas? My understanding
>>is
>>> that they become exempt from emmissions testing after 25 years, does
>>> that mean the visual inspection also (all I need at my location)?
>>>
>>> Basically after 25 years, can I go to dual webers, header, etc and
>>still
>>> be emmissions "legal"? i.e. it will pass the inspection.
>>>
>>> --
>>> John Steczkowski
>>> PSW Technologies, Inc.
>>> 512-343-6666
>>> stecz@pswtech.com
>>> http://www.pswtech.com/~stecz
>>> http://www.pswtech.com O-
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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