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Re: DMV Praise, was Re: 5 cylnder engines

To: Christopher T Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>
Subject: Re: DMV Praise, was Re: 5 cylnder engines
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 19:28:29 +0000
Christopher T Palmer wrote:
> 
> Huh?!
> The people at MY local DMV are always the MOST helpful and INCREDIBLY
> knowledgable people that I ever have the good fortune to deal with.
> 
> Like the woman I almost got into a shouting match with trying to explain
> for 15 minutes that my diesel did NOT need a smog check...
> 
> Or the surly 'obviously hates her job' woman I invariably have to explain
> the finer points of the vehicle code to EVERY TIME I'M THERE...
> 
> Or the tester I saw with my own eyes cutting a pretty lady slack on her two
> too many wrong answers on the written test...
> 
> oops...was I just ranting...good nite
> ctp
> 
> At 12:57 AM +0000 1/6/98, Scott Gardner wrote:
> >The people working at
> >the DMV always thought he was pulling their leg!

The UK MOT Test for Diesel engines does require a smog check, it 
consists of flooring the accelerator for several seconds and seeing what 
happens.  After several blown engines the government agreed that the 
test needed modifying somewhat.

paulH



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