PA Folks

[shownomercy]

Fairly certain I can register/tag my car (1995) as a classic, and that gets me out of emissions inspection.

Is that a fair assessment? Are there downsides to classis tags? For safety inspections (da faq PA) is that a simple inspection or will I get nitpicked over everything? Are the inspections something I can stand there with the shop and watch? (Not overly fond of leaving my car at random shop)

Thanks

[1QUICKZ28]

Classic tags still require annual safety inspection but are exempt from emissions. Antique tags require no safety inspection or emissions but you are limited to driving between dusk and dawn. All lighting requirements still apply.

http://www.dot.state.pa.us/public/dvspubsforms/BMV/BMV%20Fact%20Sheets/fs-ant.pdf


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[Injuneer]

Move to NJ..... no inspections of any kind 1995 and older. About the only positive NJ thing I can think of.

:D

[shownomercy]

Currently is NJ tagged, and I am finally getting released from the prison of NJ.

Ironically, NJ is less intrusive on car stuff than PA. Wacky world.

[harner]

Regarding inspections - there is a lot of variation depending on location. Also, emissions is done on a per capita/county by county basis. For instance, I live in Schuylkill County and we never had emissions due to our population. Probably never will, but who knows. If I went to any legit shop in my area, they should still be doing a visual inspection and checking to ensure all smog/cats/etc crap has not been tampered with. Any real car guy knows who to go to and who to avoid. I take my wife's car to the dealer or the garage 1/4 mile away for inspections. I take my piles of crap to a garage that built their own 6 sec 1st gen. I stand around and make small talk while they inspect brake pads, tires, lights, etc.

I've gone to "lick em and stick em" places where they literally just hand you the inspection sticker and a scraper, but I'd avoid them. They're usually on someone's radar and don't last long.

Where in PA are you going?

[SSlowBoat]

depends on the county, northampton/lehigh/montgomery county is full on inspection including emissions, other countys are like harner said. but if you stay below a certain mileage it is exempt anyway.

[JOATMON]

We have to have annual inspection here in La. in a group of local Parishes that have bad ozone. Some Parishes allow a two year inspection sticker.
The State laws on smog inspection is pretty extensive including hooking the vehicle up through the data link and doing a full test to make sure all pollution controls work.
No "lickem and stickem" because every smog test has to be on their computer on pollution controlled vehicles.
I'll be glad when 2022 arrives because I'm gonna get an Antique plate and eliminate the annual inspection forever. It's just another pain in the ass to have to take care of.
Especially because I have seven vehicles. Two are exempt, the '57 and now the '94. woop woop.
My wife got one for her '94 when it reached 25 yrs. old.

[shownomercy]

Regarding inspections - there is a lot of variation depending on location. Also, emissions is done on a per capita/county by county basis. For instance, I live in Schuylkill County and we never had emissions due to our population. Probably never will, but who knows. If I went to any legit shop in my area, they should still be doing a visual inspection and checking to ensure all smog/cats/etc crap has not been tampered with. Any real car guy knows who to go to and who to avoid. I take my wife's car to the dealer or the garage 1/4 mile away for inspections. I take my piles of crap to a garage that built their own 6 sec 1st gen. I stand around and make small talk while they inspect brake pads, tires, lights, etc.

I've gone to "lick em and stick em" places where they literally just hand you the inspection sticker and a scraper, but I'd avoid them. They're usually on someone's radar and don't last long.

Where in PA are you going?


depends on the county, northampton/lehigh/montgomery county is full on inspection including emissions, other countys are like harner said. but if you stay below a certain mileage it is exempt anyway.

Lancaster/Dauphin county area, I will need to figure out shops to take it to once I find a house.

[SSlowBoat]

Lancaster/Dauphin county area, I will need to figure out shops to take it to once I find a house.Technically you can have it inspected in any county, they just have to "inspect" it based on your resident counties requirements. I used to bring mine an hour away to a shop popo8 recommended which was 2 counties over [emoji1787]

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[shownomercy]

Technically you can have it inspected in any county, they just have to "inspect" it based on your resident counties requirements. I used to bring mine an hour away to a shop popo8 recommended which was 2 counties over [emoji1787]

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That is interesting, did not know, thanks!

[popo8]

Technically you can have it inspected in any county, they just have to "inspect" it based on your resident counties requirements. I used to bring mine an hour away to a shop popo8 recommended which was 2 counties over [emoji1787]

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[SSlowBoat]

That is interesting, did not know, thanks!but...lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210323/eb47e7bab063681f4fbe79a3f9f69103.jpg

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[popo8]

but...lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210323/eb47e7bab063681f4fbe79a3f9f69103.jpg

Sent from my SM-N975U using TapatalkHahahah... I've never seen that with EPA... just ATF ones.

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[SSlowBoat]

Hahahah... I've never seen that with EPA... just ATF ones.

Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalki made it the other day with all the rpm act stuff goin on i felt it was necessary

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[harner]

Lancaster/Dauphin county area, I will need to figure out shops to take it to once I find a house.

LMK when you find a place, I have a lot of friends in that neck of the woods and can find out.

[Catmaigne]

Classic tags are the bomb. There's no yearly mileage restriction, the only catch is you're only supposed to drive your car 'once per week on average.' Nobody is keeping tabs on you though. Also, registration is permanent so you don't have to pay the state $40 every year and all you need is yearly safety inspection (which only costs ~$40). The county you live in doesn't matter, all classic vehicles only need 1 sticker. There is a grey area though which is that the visual inspection for emissions equipment technically falls under safety, but I have never gotten grief about it.

Most of the time they just check your tires, pads, lights, etc. and send you on your way. Some shops might get irked about passing a heavily modified car and make up some bs not to give you a sticker, but I know of a few shops/mechanics in the area that are pretty sympathetic to the racecar life.

[shownomercy]

Cool, thanks guys, should know by tonight which house we are headed too.

I assume the safety inspection is something I can just schedule and sit with car while they look?

[harner]

Cool, thanks guys, should know by tonight which house we are headed too.

I assume the safety inspection is something I can just schedule and sit with car while they look?

Yes, either drop off the night before or schedule and wait.

[shownomercy]

Excellent, not too comfortable leaving it overnight or out of sight.

[SSlowBoat]

Excellent, not too comfortable leaving it overnight or out of sight.it will be a regular shop, not like the nj drive thru you are used to.

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[shownomercy]

it will be a regular shop, not like the nj drive thru you are used to.

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My car has been to a NJ station once since 2006 lol

[SSlowBoat]

My car has been to a NJ station once since 2006 loli meant any of your cars lol

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[shownomercy]

Looks like Lancaster county, rheems area

[shownomercy]

Welp, moving to Bethlehem, which I think its closer to the Popo HQ?

Any suggestions on places to visit for inspection?

[harner]

I'm not sure on any shops in the Lehigh Valley specifically, but I bet SSlowBoat knows a few since he lives in the area. You're also in the Sloppy Mechanics neighborhood if you want some dyno time.

[Catmaigne]

Welp, moving to Bethlehem, which I think its closer to the Popo HQ?

Any suggestions on places to visit for inspection?I have a mechanic friend in Reading who would do it, but that's a ways from Bethlehem.

I decided to get antique tags to sidestep any inspections.

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[Catmaigne]

I'm not sure on any shops in the Lehigh Valley specifically, but I bet SSlowBoat knows a few since he lives in the area. You're also in the Sloppy Mechanics neighborhood if you want some dyno time.The slops used to do wicked dyno days, but I haven't seen anything since the pre-corona times

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[SSlowBoat]

Welp, moving to Bethlehem, which I think its closer to the Popo HQ?

Any suggestions on places to visit for inspection?waht the hell you coming to my og stomping grounds for? you will literally be 20 mins from me lmao.

I will fb message you.

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[shownomercy]

Wife is working at LVH meow, so we moving.

[SSlowBoat]

Wife is working at LVH meow, so we moving.mexico/rt 22 LTX pulls coming soon! Ltconvert got more boosted ltx people in the valley now!

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[shownomercy]

mexico/rt 22 LTX pulls coming soon! Ltconvert got more boosted ltx people in the valley now!

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Are you guys in the area?

[SSlowBoat]

Are you guys in the area?we are right down the highway right when you cross into jersey. my parents still live in bethlehem township off rt 33

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[harner]

We will all have to catch up at a cars and coffee this year

[SSlowBoat]

We will all have to catch up at a cars and coffee this yearsheetz meets

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[shownomercy]

I would be down for a meet up, just not in NJ lol

[SSlowBoat]

I would be down for a meet up, just not in NJ lolthere is a sheetz 10 mins from your new house in pa off 248

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[shownomercy]

I would def be down, I should be in that area by mid may

[harner]

Sheetz meatz could be fun

[Catmaigne]

Any plans on going to steelstacks cars and coffee? That should be starting up soon

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[shownomercy]

Any plans on going to steelstacks cars and coffee? That should be starting up soon

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Prob cant make the first one, but the May one is a possibility.

[Catmaigne]

Prob cant make the first one, but the May one is a possibility.I'm shooting for the May one rn and skipping the one this month

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[harner]

Any plans on going to steelstacks cars and coffee? That should be starting up soon

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It's a little too crowded for my liking. The whole waiting in line thing at 6:30am, just to park, doesn't do it for me anymore lol. There should be a good turnout at Cabelas on May 15th @9AM. That'll likely be the first show I get to, right before OCMD.