Thanks you uppity do-gooder... - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

sperry · 2012-12-24, 12:03 PM

...for submitting a smog report against my WRX that was in the shop getting tuned so it doesn't blow smoke out the tailpipe. Maybe if you see a car in an industrial area out in front of an automotive repair shop, perhaps the owner has it there for a reason.

Thank god all I got was a notification letter in the mail from the DMV and it doesn't appear to have any fine/action required. But who knows what sort of repercussions get attached to a registration with a report against it. My next smog check better not be affected.

How about saving smog reports for the beater cars on the freeway you know aren't possibly in the process of getting fixed.

k-dogg39 · 2012-12-24, 12:21 PM

That sucks.

ScottyS · 2012-12-24, 01:37 PM

"I'm with the government, and I'm here to help"

AtomicLabMonkey · 2012-12-24, 02:35 PM

Seriously, people do that?

sperry · 2012-12-24, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Seriously, people do that?

People do that in retaliation to getting cut off or something. Maybe Matt was driving like a maniac while he was tuning my car and pissed somone off?

Kevin M · 2012-12-25, 10:10 AM

He was almost certainly speeding in a loud car, but that's a dumb reason to report it. We should save those for all the douchebag diesel drivers who think it's okay to put sharty tunes on their trucks and blow massive clouds of smoke just to pull away from a stoplight.

100_Percent_Juice · 2012-12-28, 09:45 AM

There has probably been a dozen times when I have wanted to report someone. I make it as far as thinking about dialing the number and then say "meh, its too much work".

2012-12-24, 12:03 PM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Thanks you uppity do-gooder... ...for submitting a smog report against my WRX that was in the shop getting tuned so it doesn't blow smoke out the tailpipe. Maybe if you see a car in an industrial area out in front of an automotive repair shop, perhaps the owner has it there for a reason. Thank god all I got was a notification letter in the mail from the DMV and it doesn't appear to have any fine/action required. But who knows what sort of repercussions get attached to a registration with a report against it. My next smog check better not be affected. How about saving smog reports for the beater cars on the freeway you know aren't possibly in the process of getting fixed. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2012-12-24, 01:37 PM	#3
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	"I'm with the government, and I'm here to help" __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2012-12-24, 02:35 PM	#4
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Seriously, people do that? __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2012-12-25, 10:10 AM	#6
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	He was almost certainly speeding in a loud car, but that's a dumb reason to report it. We should save those for all the douchebag diesel drivers who think it's okay to put sharty tunes on their trucks and blow massive clouds of smoke just to pull away from a stoplight. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2012-12-28, 09:45 AM	#7
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	There has probably been a dozen times when I have wanted to report someone. I make it as far as thinking about dialing the number and then say "meh, its too much work". __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2012-12-24, 12:21 PM	#2
k-dogg39 Little Slugger Real Name: Kevin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Lake Tahoe, NV Posts: 777 Car: 05 WRB STI Wagon/00 BRP GC Sedan Class: 39 TSM I'm not crazy, I'm just passionate!	That sucks.