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Old 08-20-2009, 09:30 PM
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So i bought a newer car on march of this year. i bought it from a local used car dealer. the car is highly modified, and when i was buying it i made sure to ask if it passes smog, they of course said yes and showed me a certificate and i was sold. well a few months down the road and mr police man doesn't like my car too much and pulls me over. he has me pop the hood and says the intake blow off valve blah blah is all illegal without the proper CARB stickers. he sends me to the california state referee station where i fail miserably. and the car is no longer allowed to be driven on the street and i have no car to get to school because the camaro is in pieces.
so who should i try to take to small claims court? the dealership who may have paid the smog shop off but i'll never be able to prove it. or the smog shop who has a history of violations when it comes to properly inspecting a car?
by the way the car is a 2005 subaru sti, if you've never been in an awd car test drive one they are a blast, the law man doesn't approve of them very much though because of young high school kids and the rice rocket scene.
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Old 08-20-2009, 09:45 PM
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You would be better off just getting one with CARB certificate... Or an OEM one and then use it for the tests.
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Old 08-20-2009, 10:04 PM
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So i bought a newer car on march of this year. i bought it from a local used car dealer. the car is highly modified, and when i was buying it i made sure to ask if it passes smog, they of course said yes and showed me a certificate and i was sold. well a few months down the road and mr police man doesn't like my car too much and pulls me over. he has me pop the hood and says the intake blow off valve blah blah is all illegal without the proper CARB stickers. he sends me to the california state referee station where i fail miserably. and the car is no longer allowed to be driven on the street and i have no car to get to school because the camaro is in pieces.
so who should i try to take to small claims court? the dealership who may have paid the smog shop off but i'll never be able to prove it. or the smog shop who has a history of violations when it comes to properly inspecting a car?
by the way the car is a 2005 subaru sti, if you've never been in an awd car test drive one they are a blast, the law man doesn't approve of them very much though because of young high school kids and the rice rocket scene.
In Cali you cant sell a car without a smog check. Take the dealer to court.
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Old 08-20-2009, 11:54 PM
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Yah the dealer had it smogged at a shop that just passes it through, they have a few red flags from the BAR from doing this type of stuff in the past, it wasn't even visually inspected i bet. because it has after market parts out the wazoo.
so is it the dealers faultfor taking it there, or the smog shops for being shady to a used car dealer?
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Old 08-21-2009, 12:00 AM
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You would be better off just getting one with CARB certificate... Or an OEM one and then use it for the tests.
the car has front mount intercooler, cold air intake, blow off valve, turbo, up pipe, down pipe, computer, meth injection, the list is long. lots more than just one thing to swap, the subaru dealership quoted me $10,000 parts and labor. if it were a few things i would probably just sell the aftermarket stuff and get the oem parts.
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Old 08-21-2009, 12:00 AM
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What kind of car is it, and what mods are done to it? The dealer can lose their license for selling cars like that, and the smog shop they take their cars to will DEFINITELY lose certification. Probably have to shut down as well.
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Old 08-21-2009, 01:05 AM
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You are right, those STI's are a blast!! Best of luck getting it back on the street!
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Old 08-21-2009, 01:48 AM
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Good choice in a commuter car! They are a riot to hammer on!

I'd take the smog shop and the dealer down. They both screwed you by passing it and selling it. Good luck.
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Old 08-21-2009, 02:18 AM
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I suggest you do a little research on some of the parts that are on the car now. Some of them can be legal, while others may not be. Not all officers keep up on what parts have CARB E.O. numbers. And often times the guys that put the parts on the car don't keep the stickers that come with those parts on the car/in the car. Not all the parts have the E.O. number on the part. I've had a officer try and tell me a part was not legal on my car till I showed him the sticker proving it was. He didn't give me a ticket, but told me he could have since I had modified a stock part. So much for legal headers, huh?
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move out of Nazi Cali or register the car in another state without smog BS,like Florida
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