C8 Failed Inspection
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After you pass the first smog you will not need to smog for 6 years even if the car is not a CA emission car for CA....this is according to the CA DMV. I asked that question when I registered.
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same situation as u sensors "not ready " ............... you have to drive ur C8 for 5/6 days with approx 12 ,cold start cycles for computer to re - boot , everthing will be OK , have had my C8 since March 2020 ... no problems at all ,
, u will be OK , remember cold start to operating temp cycles will reset ..... will pass.
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If you are in Texas, why are you getting it inspected? New cars don't have to be inspected for 2 years. You have to have it inspected to get your registration and I got mine right away.
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If it is not delivered by a Texas dealer, it has to be inspected. For example, my C8 ordered from MacMulkin in NH with NCM delivery in KY had to be inspected before I could register it in Texas. Wehn you buy a car from a TX dealer, they do the initial 2 year inspection. That doesn't/can't happen with an out of state purchase.
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If it is not delivered by a Texas dealer, it has to be inspected. For example, my C8 ordered from MacMulkin in NH with NCM delivery in KY had to be inspected before I could register it in Texas. Wehn you buy a car from a TX dealer, they do the initial 2 year inspection. That doesn't/can't happen with an out of state purchase.
Been there and done that 4 times already with NCM deliveries. The initial "Green Sheet" inspection gives you 2 years on the emissions check but only 1 year on the safety inspection. It's only one year on safety inspection due to the fact that Texas does not recognize it as a new car any longer. Untitled/Never titled used car yes.
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In November 2020, my C6 passed with Evap incomplete for the CA bi-annual smog test. In March of 2021, I had to get another smog certificate (more than 90 days since the last) because I sold the C6 and the Evap was incomplete and it passed.
Any emission DTC's code will flag a smog test, but not the Evap incomplete readiness code in CA.
Any emission DTC's code will flag a smog test, but not the Evap incomplete readiness code in CA.
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I read the same stories so I made a plan.....since I had 20 days to register the car after it arrived in CA, I delayed the process right up to the last day (BTW the DMV is a place where people from the deepest depth of the earth hang out). Paid my sales tax and registration, car VIN verified, then a 30 temporary permit to operate as I didn’t have a smog cert. I bought an OBDII reader (months earlier) and monitored the I/M statuses after every drive. A week before the 30 day permit was to expire, I made an appointment with the smog ref. 48 hours before my appointment and 72 hours before my 30 day temp ran out, the O2 flipped to “ready” at exactly 700 miles. Went to a smog station and passed, cancelled the ref appointment, and again went to DMV ( with the usual characters present), and got my registration and plates (the ugly white ones, black 60’s on order).
Viola....easy (not).
Viola....easy (not).
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I’ve driven back to California twice after Museum delivery and they both smogged first time, no problems. The issue of systems being not ready would only arise if you took Museum delivery and then trailered or trucked it back to California. Driving back, the car has plenty of time to cycle through all the internal tests so it’s ready for a successful smog inspection when you arrive home.
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I’ve driven back to California twice after Museum delivery and they both smogged first time, no problems. The issue of systems being not ready would only arise if you took Museum delivery and then trailered or trucked it back to California. Driving back, the car has plenty of time to cycle through all the internal tests so it’s ready for a successful smog inspection when you arrive home.
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I tried to get the local 2 dealerships to do a courtesy delivery but one wanted $1500 and the other $2500....even asked if the standard delivery charge ($1100 I think) would offset some of those costs (no). So the CO dealer not only honored the deal from the previous deal (MSRP+$2k), but delivered via Plycar inclusive as well.
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I tried to get the local 2 dealerships to do a courtesy delivery but one wanted $1500 and the other $2500....even asked if the standard delivery charge ($1100 I think) would offset some of those costs (no). So the CO dealer not only honored the deal from the previous deal (MSRP+$2k), but delivered via Plycar inclusive as well.
That said, I’m willing to bet you could have found one for courtesy delivery somewhere in the LA area for far less. Here in San Diego they charge $500-$900 but a couple area dealers refuse to do them at all.
I think some dealers charge outrageous prices to discourage you from buying elsewhere. Why most dealers charge for courtesy delivery at all is a mystery to me since they, not the selling dealer, apparently get paid for the PDI by GM just as if they’d sold you the car. Doesn’t make sense to me since if they do a good PDI and delivery, you’re likely to return for service, which is a major ongoing source of profit for them. Some dealers just don’t seem to take the long view, do they?
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One dealer that’s in the city where I live still asks $40k over window, so the $1500 they wanted was probably to discourage me from buying elsewhere or out of state….BTW, with the couple of experiences with them trying to buy a Bolt for my son and a Volt for my neighbor, I would never do business with them, yet alone have the Vette serviced.
The other dealer was Rydell who are the top Vette volume seller in SoCal. I tried to buy from them but they would not go below $18k over window….they wanted $2500 and just wanted to be the highest price to have me go elsewhere….but they have 4 Vette certified mechanics and will be the place I go for warranty/service until my Indy gets the right tools (computer) to service the Vette.
The other dealer was Rydell who are the top Vette volume seller in SoCal. I tried to buy from them but they would not go below $18k over window….they wanted $2500 and just wanted to be the highest price to have me go elsewhere….but they have 4 Vette certified mechanics and will be the place I go for warranty/service until my Indy gets the right tools (computer) to service the Vette.