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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by CSX_road_slug Gumby - That's really scary what you said about the State 'condemning' peoples' cars[:O] - do they have some kind of formula they apply [e.g. estimated repair costs over 75% bluebook value of the car, etc.]? [/quote] Most of the time, if a cars fails inspection, you just need to get repaired the item that failed and you get 30 days to get it done. Sometimes it's cheap (new gas cap) and sometimes it's expensive (emissions). "Condemning" is based on road worthiness. If the state feels your car is a hazard based on certain benchmarks (emissions and shocks and brakes, etc. It's takes more than one item.), they will impound the car. At that point, the state lists the required repairs needed to get the car back on the road (which is 99% of the time about 3X the value of the car). If you don't comply the car is scrapped. Inspections are always a stress point in this state. One gentlemen today described it like waiting for your child to be born. At least now it every two years instead of every year.
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