[TR] Reality check

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Bob writes:

Here in  NY state, cars older than 1995 do not have to pass smog 
inspections. 
Could  that change? I dont think so. The current emissions test is 
performed by  
computer, not a sensor on the tail pipe. Cars older than 95 dont have the  
ability.
 
==AM==
Not that it's all that pertinent to the discussion, but the cutoff year in  
New York is 1996 and newer, not 1995. I verified that again this morning as 
I  had my '95 Mercury Mystique inspected. One of the mechanics at the shop  
commented on the rough running and how it could be a problem for the  
inspection (bad spark plug or lead, I think, and a tiny exhaust leak -- and  I'll 
get to all that RealSoonNow), but another reminded the first that the car  
was a '95, so no smog.
 
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