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Old 11-30-2012, 08:59 AM   #147
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble View Post
Getting an inspection here is a royal pain in the ass. The state legislates that the body shops all have to charge the same flat rate for it, and if there's any profit built into that price it is very small. So a lot of shops just refuse to do them at all, and the rest put a quota on how many per day they are willing to do. I've gone in at 8:00 AM before and been told, "Sorry, there are already three ahead of you, and that's the max for the day."

There are a few places that do nothing but inspections, but they invariably have a line six cars long.
Do they give priority to cars that are getting serviced, like an oil change/lube, or something?
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