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Old 04-04-12, 03:40 PM
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mobile smog checkpoints!!!

whats up with this ****? my friend got a ref ticket yesterday, just driving down the street and passing by one of these.. whats going on?
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Old news, ongoing problem. The driving force behind these check points is to reverse engineer identification of smog shops doing "friendly" smogs. You're friend is just the initial flavor of that process. If your friend got a friendly smog within the last 6 months, he might want to give them a heads up.
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I thought it was just another revenue collecting program
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Oh crap...where did you get pinched?
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Remember this crap when you vote.
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near what intersection?
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Because of this thread, prices of cars that are. exempt from smog test, particularly RX-3's, just tripled. faster than increasing gas prices
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are these in norcal yet?
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Originally Posted by perf0rmance
are these in norcal yet?
i know they do them in the sac area...
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THAT'S why I fill up the Honda at $4.21/gal for 15 gallons @ 18mpg.
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Shadap you drive a hybrid. Get a manly car you *** you
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starting to save for a 240z. anyone know of a 240z with a 13b?
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This is why I have a 510 and keeping the FC mostly stock. Next up will be speed cameras like England. The man never stops tryin to **** ya.
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List of possible smog checkpoints? Where did your friend get stopped?
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These are pretty random. I use to see one in San Gabriel on Huntington/Rosemead on my way to work. They tell you to drive up a platform they got set up.

(Then Wacky pops up and offers ghey sex for a dolla!) hahaha
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They also put the mobile sniffer on freeway onramps then mail you a ref ticket. Then wacky offers ghey sex for $0.50.
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IVe seen one in Antioch
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they have check points in my area particularly redondo and western, near the LnL meets so watch out!

btw dont ever make a u turn before a checkpoint
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i dont worry ,only for the noobs who dont have insurance and tags and no licenses.My FD passes with flying colors..and its low to the ground bitches on 18's.
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LOL! You know the rules, you break them, and then you bitch when caught.
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Sigh that really sucks. Makes me almost want to give up my baby. Dem old skool 240s keep looking betta and betta.
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I read you can refuse the test, is this true? Anyone know what happens if you do refuse? Has anyone seriously looked into this? You'd figure with all the rice rockets out there we could have voted this down and stopped all the bs. Zzzz
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Originally Posted by JulesCan
I read you can refuse the test, is this true? Anyone know what happens if you do refuse? Has anyone seriously looked into this? You'd figure with all the rice rockets out there we could have voted this down and stopped all the bs. Zzzz
no, you can not refuse one. unless you have an all wheel drive car.. ****** evo's and subarus are gonna be the only ones built pretty soon
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Flat out horrible advice in this thread, if you see a check point turn around if you get stuck DO NOT CONSENT DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR

Now this kind can F you
http://www.smogtips.com/remote_sensing.cfm


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