Smog Test at Test Only Station

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

It's all a bullsh*t formality. They're trying to weed out older cars.

Just get a new cat and O2 sensor put in and be done with it. Your setup is 
smoggable...

> SO I got my notice on the Scirocco and I need to go to a "Test Only" 
> station... Searching the California DMV for the reason I found;
> 
> High Emitter Profile - The majority of vehicles directed to Test-Only 
> stations are selected by application of the High Emitter Profile (HEP), 
> which identifies the vehicles most likely to fail their Smog Checks. The 
> High Emitter Profile (HEP) uses data from several different sources. Some 
> of it comes from the state Vehicle Identification Database (VID), which 
> collects data from each Smog Check performed in California. The VID is used
>  by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), BAR, and other government 
> agencies. In addition, general vehicle data such as make, model-year, 
> vehicle miles traveled, and engine size help define the HEP.
> 
> Kinda sucks but oh well.
> -Raffi
> 
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