Re: [MBZ] NY state inspection
DOH! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mac, NYS inspection is relatively thorough. The brakes, suspension, chassis (for terminal rust), and lights are reviewed at a minimum. Emissions are tested based on the county of residence. However my experience with NYS inspections is out of date by 10 years. However, I would not consider a car solely based on its passing NYS inspection. Mathieu Cama At 02:33 PM 6/20/2005, you wrote:
Re: [MBZ] NY state inspection
I live in New York. The inspection is a piece of cake... It is only $10 I think for a diesel. Most places barely check the car, some dont even check if the lights works, usually takes me like 10 minutes to get the thing done. Dont be a sucker and go to a place that they say leave the car and we'll call you when its ready! I only go to places that do the inspection right away. -Dan ps - maybe if the car looks like it is ready to crack in two due to rust they will check it over. In a message dated 6/20/2005 10:08:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mac, NYS inspection is relatively thorough. The brakes, suspension, chassis (for terminal rust), and lights are reviewed at a minimum. Emissions are tested based on the county of residence. However my experience with NYS inspections is out of date by 10 years. However, I would not consider a car solely based on its passing NYS inspection. Mathieu Cama At 02:33 PM 6/20/2005, you wrote:
RE: [MBZ] NY state inspection
From an ex New Yorker (Buffalo area) I remember inspections being pretty tough, but that was in the 70's. I also remember that on a quite night, you could hear a Ford rust.. Seriously, New York State discovered years ago that if they applied enough salt on the roads, the roads would never freeze. I've even seen the spreaders out in anticipation of snowfall! They do it to save money. Salt is cheap - a spreader can salt a road at a pretty good clip. But plowing is expensive - the trucks run slower and the plows need maintenance. The down side is that all of the residents pay indirectly through corrosion. I'll bet that the total cost is higher than if they would back off the salt. My Wife's company relocated her to the Milwaukee area. She saw a lot of snow this past winter and I was up for some of it. I saw a lot of plowing and much less salt than I've seen in the Buffalo area. I also see a lot of older cars in the Milwaukee area. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 http://stores.ebay.com/Tom-Hargrave-Sales _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] NY state inspection I live in New York. The inspection is a piece of cake... It is only $10 I think for a diesel. Most places barely check the car, some dont even check if the lights works, usually takes me like 10 minutes to get the thing done. Dont be a sucker and go to a place that they say leave the car and we'll call you when its ready! I only go to places that do the inspection right away. -Dan ps - maybe if the car looks like it is ready to crack in two due to rust they will check it over. In a message dated 6/20/2005 10:08:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mac, NYS inspection is relatively thorough. The brakes, suspension, chassis (for terminal rust), and lights are reviewed at a minimum. Emissions are tested based on the county of residence. However my experience with NYS inspections is out of date by 10 years. However, I would not consider a car solely based on its passing NYS inspection. Mathieu Cama At 02:33 PM 6/20/2005, you wrote:
RE: [MBZ] NY state inspection
And don't forget the Cargill salt mine on Cayuga Lake. The local county there used to have the highest ton per mile salt usage even though further north they had 2-3 times more snow in Buffalo and Syracuse. Support local industry, I think was the idea. Dwight Giles, Jr. 1979 240D auto, 243K+ miles Wickford RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:10 PM To: 'Mercedes mailing list' Subject: RE: [MBZ] NY state inspection From an ex New Yorker (Buffalo area) I remember inspections being pretty tough, but that was in the 70's. I also remember that on a quite night, you could hear a Ford rust.. Seriously, New York State discovered years ago that if they applied enough salt on the roads, the roads would never freeze. I've even seen the spreaders out in anticipation of snowfall! They do it to save money. Salt is cheap - a spreader can salt a road at a pretty good clip. But plowing is expensive - the trucks run slower and the plows need maintenance. The down side is that all of the residents pay indirectly through corrosion. I'll bet that the total cost is higher than if they would back off the salt. My Wife's company relocated her to the Milwaukee area. She saw a lot of snow this past winter and I was up for some of it. I saw a lot of plowing and much less salt than I've seen in the Buffalo area. I also see a lot of older cars in the Milwaukee area. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 http://stores.ebay.com/Tom-Hargrave-Sales _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] NY state inspection I live in New York. The inspection is a piece of cake... It is only $10 I think for a diesel. Most places barely check the car, some dont even check if the lights works, usually takes me like 10 minutes to get the thing done. Dont be a sucker and go to a place that they say leave the car and we'll call you when its ready! I only go to places that do the inspection right away. -Dan ps - maybe if the car looks like it is ready to crack in two due to rust they will check it over. In a message dated 6/20/2005 10:08:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mac, NYS inspection is relatively thorough. The brakes, suspension, chassis (for terminal rust), and lights are reviewed at a minimum. Emissions are tested based on the county of residence. However my experience with NYS inspections is out of date by 10 years. However, I would not consider a car solely based on its passing NYS inspection. Mathieu Cama At 02:33 PM 6/20/2005, you wrote:
Re: [MBZ] NY state inspection
Umm, no. It may not have a floor. They look for things like frame rot around the suspension points and the frame rails. If the floor is patched, either metal or fiberglass it would still pass. Personally, I've had many cars pass that had 3 plus diameter holes in the floor. Then again, I knew the inspector well. Go look at it unless it is dirt cheap. Mathieu At 02:59 PM 6/20/2005, you wrote: Nooo, never that, this is an estate sale and nice little old ladies in estate sales sort of see 'condition' as being the same as 'was waxed in 2000'. But it went thru inspection 8 mos. ago or so, so presumably it has a floor :-0. Yeehah! Thanks Mac
RE: [MBZ] NY state inspection
All of this talk about rust makes me glad that I don't live in the great state of New York anymore. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 http://stores.ebay.com/Tom-Hargrave-Sales -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mathieu J. Cama Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 2:10 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] NY state inspection Umm, no. It may not have a floor. They look for things like frame rot around the suspension points and the frame rails. If the floor is patched, either metal or fiberglass it would still pass. Personally, I've had many cars pass that had 3 plus diameter holes in the floor. Then again, I knew the inspector well. Go look at it unless it is dirt cheap. Mathieu At 02:59 PM 6/20/2005, you wrote: Nooo, never that, this is an estate sale and nice little old ladies in estate sales sort of see 'condition' as being the same as 'was waxed in 2000'. But it went thru inspection 8 mos. ago or so, so presumably it has a floor :-0. Yeehah! Thanks Mac ___ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] For new parts see www.buymbparts.com For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
RE: [MBZ] NY state inspection
Rusty floors with holes didn't used to pass in NYS-patched floors did. Spent 12 years in the salt belt in the Finger Lakes. Dwight Giles, Jr. 1979 240D auto, 243K+ miles Wickford RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mathieu J. Cama Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 2:10 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] NY state inspection Umm, no. It may not have a floor. They look for things like frame rot around the suspension points and the frame rails. If the floor is patched, either metal or fiberglass it would still pass. Personally, I've had many cars pass that had 3 plus diameter holes in the floor. Then again, I knew the inspector well. Go look at it unless it is dirt cheap. Mathieu At 02:59 PM 6/20/2005, you wrote: Nooo, never that, this is an estate sale and nice little old ladies in estate sales sort of see 'condition' as being the same as 'was waxed in 2000'. But it went thru inspection 8 mos. ago or so, so presumably it has a floor :-0. Yeehah! Thanks Mac ___ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] For new parts see www.buymbparts.com For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
