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Originally Posted by Soooshi
Whats the difference between Test Only and normal Smog shops?
Is test only for 'older' cars?
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test only shops are more inclined to test the car as is. we want you to pass, free retests cost us money. however, we are so closely watched, that if your shit fails (for one reason or another), we usually don't cut you any slack. get out of here, get that shit fixed somewhere else, come back for your retest, gtfo. test and repair shops MAKE MONEY off repairs. if they repair your car, they make the money for the repair, and the smog. as the name states, test only shops dont fix cars. we give the test, you take care of it yourself. test and repairs will test the car, and are allowed to fix it (if you want them to).
on being sent to test only:
california has this thing called "high emitter profile" that sends a "random" 15% of people to a test only shop for no reaason. simple as that. besides that, if your car is salvaged or a gross polluter, california sends you to test only every time, every year.