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Originally Posted by patman
I'm not sure that holding onto the registration matters much any more...if the vehicle fails, the fail is reported via computer to the DMV. That fail will show up on the next shop's computer when they plug it in and contact DMV, regardless of what is/isn't written on the registration.
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Agreed.
My point is for the visual mechanical inspection. Not the computer part.
Many with older vehicles can have issues develop that may or may not be based in fact. Brakes, shocks, etc.
So if in doubt don't have the computer hooked up until the visual stuff is viewed. If in doubt just pay for the visual inspection and drive away and obtain a 2nd opinion.
Granted most places are completely honest. So none of this applies.
Sadly, there are still some unscrupulous places around and some will end up having their Mulligan pins, Murphy pins, Donut ring bushings, Exhaust overflow sensor and many other items replaced for real money.
In my younger days always trusting most everyone I had the rear coil springs replaced on my car. The big box mechanic told me that they were "worn". I bit. I paid for new springs. I took the old ones home with box. I telephoned the manufacturer of the springs and I spoke with one of the engineers. And with some technical talk the bottom line was that springs either work or break. To test coil springs a repair place would need a very expensive compression machine - that no repair place has. Mine were not broken. Not even rusty looking. All were same length new and replacements. I just fell for the story of mechanic at the big box repair place. Is this a common or uncommon story?
Folks with newer cars and trucks rarely run across issues.