X2. I am curious what the reasons were. If the other guys were so wrong in what they did, how did they win? Was there any explanation to you from the judge?

I never received a reason. Just a form with an "X" in the little box for "Defendant does not owe plaintiff anything"

My only guess is that since they had a smog certificate, whether they got it legally or not, they followed the law and I didn't have a leg to stand on. The judge also asked me multiple times if I did anything to modify it, so I'm pretty sure he didn't believe me that I touched nothing on it.

He probably thought I was just another punk kid who was mad he got a ticket and wanted to blame other people. Not an OIF vet wanting to have a fun daily driver.