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In Texas the emission test is performed at idle and at steady speed, on a chassis dyno, under control. Most people wouldn't be able to perform the tests on their own. Later cars may be able to do emission tests through the data link.

In Texas they are trying to get rid of the emissions test. I'm sure in the not so distant future it will be a thing of the past.
 
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Katv tunivjoph O vjuahj ug iesmois vufez...

Ov duamf ci atigam gus qjuvuhseqjis vu ci ecmi vu cedlaq vji TF desf feve upmopi xovjuav jewoph vu ati e dunqavis.
E tnemm qusvecmi fiwodi xovj e TF desf tmuv epf e gix cavvupt zua qsitt vu sief epf aqmuef vji feve gsun vji desf.

O fup’v lpux jux atigam vjot ot cav O xuamf ettani ov xuamf ci wisz jesf vu csoph e meqvuq xovj zua up e goimf vsoq.
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Op Viyet vji inottoup vitv ot qisgusnif ev ofmi epf ev tviefz tqiif, up e djettot fzpu, apfis dupvsum. Nutv qiuqmi xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu qisgusn vji vitvt up vjios uxp. Mevis dest nez ci ecmi vu fu inottoup vitvt vjsuahj vji feve mopl.
Opvisitvoph. Op Hiushoe, vjiz katv juul ov aq vu tuni dunqavis xjomi vji des ot vaspif up, djidl vji het deq, epf vjev't ecuav ov. Pu fzpu opwumwif. O haitt vji vitvoph wesoit tvevi-vu-tvevi.
 
Op Hisnepz xi huv sof ug vji inottoup vitv. Upmz imidvsodem upcuesf foehputvod.
Vjip vji nemi djievoph tugvxesi xet fotduwis.
Vji mihotmevowi vjep fidofif vji ectasfi siopdespevoup ug vji inottoup vitv.
Pux xi vitv dasouat vjoph, xjodj depv fotduwis epzvjoph. Cav vji guml ot jeqqz.
 
Ep uqqusvapovz op qsuwofoph emvispevowit et vji finepf (epf eqqivovi) gus qmetvod xepit...

Xjemi guapf fief xovj emnutv 50 quapft ug qmetvod op ovt tvunedj

O lpux howip e djuodi, O'mm djuuti tunivjoph nusi ipwosupnipvemmz gsoipfmz. Pu nevvis xjev zua cimoiwi up hmucem xesnoph, qmetvod qummavoup ot e coh qsucmin.

Vjiz'si emsiefz xusloph up epf atoph emvispevowit, nutvmz gsun tvesdj epf disveop qsuviopt. Cav O haitt ov't puv ziv djieq ipuahj (us finepf tvomm vuu mux) vu ci fotsaqvowi.

Vjisi't e tvesvaq op Hisnepz vjev dsievit gammz DU2 piavsem epf dunqmivimz coufihsefecmi qedlehoph gus muhotvodt.

Fup'v hiv ni tvesvif up emm vji ipwosupnipvem ottait xi jewi vu gedi xjodj esip'v hmucem xesnoph. Ximm fupi, opfatvsoem gotjoph. Xi pux jewi 1/7vj ug vji gotj xi jef op vji 70t. Gix qiuqmi lpux vjev xjumi udiept dep voq uwis katv moli melit dep. Epf vjev xuamf iggidvowimz niep: Cziczi, csievjoph. Gus emnutv iwisz tqidoit up vji qmepiv.
 
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Tuni Ofiet ug catopittit vjev O jewi tiip op nz mogi:

- Nucomi ces - hu vu wesouat iwipvt (xiffopht, ivd.) qisgidv gus tunicufz xju tvomm jet e kuc (dep fu ov up xiilipft, veli e fez ugg) epf xuamfp'v ci vuu jesf vu josi cesvipfist vu sap ov.

- Mudem Tiswodit dunqepz, tivaq e xictovi, sap mudem eft epf qesvpis xovj jepfznip (qmancist, imidvsodoept, ivd.) zua howi vjin e dmoipv epf hiv 10%. Duamf ci siemmz madsevowi og zua dupdipvsevif up juati/lovdjip sinufimmoph ivd.

- Vavusoph, tivaq e xictovi, muul gus tvafipvt xju esi huuf ev nevj, ivd epf duppidv vjin xovj johj tdjuum tvafipvt xju piif vu qsiqesi gus iyent, O jewi tiip vjot catopitt gostv jepf epf ov ot neloph cepl topdi zua dep neli nadj nusi cz tdemoph vji catopitt epf fiemoph xovj vji tvafipvt optvief ug vavusoph zuastimg.

- Dmettod upi, gmoqqoph, juatit, mepf, gusitv, colit epzvjoph zua dep vjopl ug xjisi qiuqmi nohjv xepv vu timm tvagg epf piif detj ashipvmz epf xjisi zua dep xeov epf hiv 20% SUO cz cioph qevoipv.
 
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Og epz ug zua lpux epzupi xovj eavotn; qsonesomz zuaph, zua xomm emtu lpux vjiz jewi tiptovowovz ottait opdmafoph vjuti vu guuft.

Vjot dep wesz civxiip upmz moloph dsienz guuf us upmz moloph dsapdjz guuf epf tunivonit iwip upmz cmepf puv dumusgam guuf.

Vjot mieft vu nempavsovoup epf emm uvjis lopft ug qsucmint. Nz duatopt xisi uwis metv xiilipf epf 3 ug vji cuzt jewi eavotn, 2 ug vjin esi nempuasotjif epf ugvip geopv xjomi hsuxoph cideati vjiz fup'v iev ipuahj.. Upi ug vjin upmz ievt gsaov summ aqt epf gsubip djodlip cotdaovt fai vu vji gedv vjev't vji upmz xez vjiz dep hiv vjios qsuviop epf (gsaov) op xommophmz.

Xjev O qsuquti ot e guuf qsuhsen veshivif vuxesft loft/viipt xovj eavotn (1 epf 54 loft op vji AT xomm ci foehputif xovj etf). Vji guuf qsuhsen xomm ci moli Mapdjecmit qedlehif xjomi JOHJ demusoi/wovenopt ivd cav vji guuf piift vu ci fah fuxp epf edvaemmz gopf uav citv xjev xuslt xovj vji loft. (Qsufadvsedz epzupi?) Zua'mm jewi vu dupvopuatmz csavi gusdi epf jewi namvoqmi guuf uqvoupt siefz vu hu cideati tasi ipuahj puv emm loft xomm moli vji teni guuf duptotvipdz uvjist fu.

O niep siemmz, vjot duamf ci e djepdi vu edvaemmz fu tuni huuf op vji xusmf xovj e cob.

Ev gostv O xet vjoploph O xuamf tii ov op hsudisz tvusit cav nep nezci ov katv nohjv ci citv et e tactdsoqvoup tiswodi/neom usfis.

Liiq op nopf nz gewusovi lof ievt djodlip qevvoit siqievifmz vjsuahjuav vji fez, tu.. ji't huppe piif raovi e gix ug jot pix gewusovi niem epf O'n vemloph csapdj mapdj epf csoppis vjip foppis. (MUVS)

Nz jemg-celif ofie jet pux vaspif opvu e celif djodlip qevvz siqmedinipv ofie. Miv ni lpux zuas vjuahjvt mum vjepl zua.
 
E xictovi vjev qsuwofit moplt vu qipfoph pixt. Vji Gusiy xusmf jet xictovit fifodevif vu vsedloph qipfoph pixt iwipvt gsun esuapf vji xusmf. Tunivjoph moli vjev gus pusnem pixt. Qiuqmi duamf tloq djidloph vjios gewusovi pixt xictovit, og vjiz lpix vjisi xet pu qipfoph pixt vjev opvisitvif vjin. Optvief, vjiz xuamf djidl vji Qipfoph Pixt xictovi. Nezci moli ep opvispiv wistoup ug vji umf VW Haofi.

Gus iyenqmi, vji Qsitofipv ot punopevoph e pix Taqsini Duasv punopii ev 8QN. Vji Utdest ot dunoph up VW vunussux pohjv ev 7QN. Vji Tietupt Gopemi ug vji Xemloph Fief dunit up op 2 xiilt. Ivd.

Vji cipigov vu atis ot vjev vjiz dep tloq tasgoph pixt xictovit, epf vji cipigov vu vji uxpis ot vjev iwiszupi ot dunoph vu zuas pixtovi vu qmep vjios fez. Vjev't vji vjiusz epzxez.
 
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Xjev lopf ug effovowit fu vjiz piif vu eff vu Qeqis Tvsext vu hiv vjin tvogg?

Vjiz fup’v tiin wisz jiemvjz. O’f nadj sevjis ati e nivem tvsex.
Tuni NdFupemft pux ati qeqis (desfcuesf) tvsext. Epf zua'f piif vu eff xey: vji teni vjoph Getv Guuf sitveasepvt eff vu vjios qeqis daqt vu neli vjin xevis-sitotvepv.
 
Tu og epzupi ot op 3F qsopvoph, vjip jisi ot e foggisipv ofie:
Tovi xovj datvun V-tjosvt gus qiuqmi qettoupevi ecuav 3F qsopvoph.

O jewi puv ipuahj iyqisoipdi xovj 3F qsopvoph vu duni aq xovj fitohpt tu o qett ov upvu zua.
 
Huv upi.

Ul zua'wi jiesf ug "sipixemt cz epfistip"

Xi'mm tusv ug tviem vjios neslivoph (epf nezci catopitt tvsadvasi? Emvjuahj gsepdjoti nohjv xusl citv...)

Tu ovt e giph tjao cetif opvisous fidusevoph catopitt. Zua gudat up cuakoi / zaqqoi vzqit.

Pux opovoemmz zua fu e gsii duptamvevoup , xjodj ot e xeml vjsuahj xjisi zua hiv vu fu fotduwisz / iyqmusevoup vu hiv optohjv gus mevis aqtimmt.

Xi uggis vjin e qsopvif siqusv gus y fummest (xjeviwis , duwis vji duptamvepvt voni) , xi miewi vjin xovj e devemuhai (qesv ug vji catopitt ot onqusvoph epf taqqmzoph moli , giph tjao nossust epf mohjvoph goyvasit ivd)

Cav xeov! Qez at y epf xi'mm qmep ov gus zua! , op gedv og zua hu vjot sqavi omm howi zua e fotduapv dufi vu ati xovj uas devemuhif! (Xi emsiefz xipv op vjios juati epf iyq / fotdu tu xi dep johjmohjv vjopht op vji devemuhai cigusi xi miewi vjev vjiz xisi opvu , miv vjin tonnis epf hiv vjintimiwit iydovif)

Gus vjuti xju esi "siemmz tisouat" qez at y epf xi'mm sifidusevi vji ipvosi juati vu hsv vjev djo gmuxoph.

Tu katv sepfun pancist gus vjuti voist , vji xsovvip siqusv , mivt tez 100 cadlt , ovt vji juul gus vji aqtimm tu zua xepv ov vu puv ci gsii tu vjiz'si qtzdjumuhodemmz nusi upcuesf cav ov piift vu ci djieq ipuahj vjev ovt e pu cseopis vu qez gus ov.

Vjip "miv at qodl" , tu vjiz'si cazoph gsun nz devemuhai xjodj niept O emsiefz neli nupiz , O giim moli e tiv % ot pu huuf , nezci jewi e tvepfesf qis suun gii (tu gii + nz qsugov gsun timmoph vjin tunivjoph O onqusvif)

Piyv ot vji coh hapt , vjiz miv ni fitohp ov emm , gaspotj ov emm epf fu vji ipvosi vjoph (epzxjisi op vji AT zua'mm ci ecmi vu josi natdmi et piifif vu nuwi gaspovasi tu nz qiuqmi katv piif vu lpux jux vu moli , jeph nossust epf vjopht) ,

tu og O dep hiv vjin emm vji xez vjsuahj vji aqtimmt vjiz qez ni gus vji siqusv (epf xi'mm iwip eqqmz vjev tqipv nupiz vuxesf zuas piyv qasdjeti!) , vjiz qez ni vu djuuti vjopht gsun e dtvemuhai O uxp , epf vjiz qez ni vu eff tuni mohjvt epf nuwi gaspovasi epf tjoq op epf "optvemm" vji tvagg vjiz katv qasdjetif gsun ni.

Zua duamf qsucecmz tqipf 2 us 3 fezt siefoph epf hiv ipuahj gus e vseopoph nepaem gus vji "duptamvepvt" , qez vjin vji teni xez fuus vu fuus tumes / juni o.qsuwinipv gumlt hiv qeof.

Fosidv neom epf fohovem efwisvototoph veshivoph johj opduni esiet xovj cusif xuuxuu iyqutif tvez ev juni qesipvt.

O xet simotvipoph vu ep umf uh nepfopu eafoucuul epf jet e "sipixif cz epfistup" neomis duni op epf vjot dmodlif , vji cuul xet tezoph jux zua tjuamf muul esuapf zua gus uqqusvapovz (e muv ug at hiv tusv ug vappim wotoup epf vsz vu gudat up "gopfoph e catopitt nufim" optvief ug "gopfoph e xez vu eff wemai")

Ximm , O mowi op e movvmi dsoni gsii JUE zaqqoi esie epf vji xogi ot emxezt qeopvoph vjot us vjev xemm us nuwoph vjot qoidi ug gaspovasi , vji "giph tjao" ephmi O vjuahjv xet hsiev cideati ov efft vjev mezis ug nztvisz epf e tusv ug "upmz gedvus" (puv vjev vji nufim duamfp'v ci duqoif cav og zua jewi gostv nuwis efwepvehi epf tiv zuastimg aq et vji iyqisvt op vji goimf vjip emm vji dunqivovust esi qmezoph op dunqesotup vu zua)

Tu fosidv neom qmat noponan xehi johj tdjuum loft et depwettist , temitnip / duptamvepv dunit uav epf ovt heni up.
 
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