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   Leaf Lord (leaflord@leafposter.club)'s status on Friday, 10-Nov-2023 01:43:49 JST Leaf Lord
   I fucking hate cars.
   To register this piece of shit I need to pass an inspection which keeps failing because the mechanigger keeps finding random ass faulty sensors that are expensive to change while also not actually having any impact on the car driving properly.
   Annoyed doesn't even begin to describe it
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     Sexy Moon (moon@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 10-Nov-2023 01:43:48 JST Sexy Moon

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     @Leaflord I had to buy a different car when I moved to Arizona because the car's computer was messed up. They couldn't use their emissions testing computer that plugs into the car.
     
     I asked them what they did if the car was too old to have a computer. They said they do a tailpipe test. So I said, do a tailpipe test.
     
     They told me if the car has a computer, they have to use the computer. They can't do a tailpipe test on a car that has a computer.
     
     Arguing with them was futile. I had to sell the car and get a different one because I couldn't get plates.
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     Leaf Lord (leaflord@leafposter.club)'s status on Friday, 10-Nov-2023 02:15:30 JST Leaf Lord

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     • Sexy Moon
     That's one of the most retarded bureaucracy stories I have ever heard. The court eunuch mentality of the machine men is retarded.
     It's like that one story about a guy who needed to cancel an appointment, but they required 72 hours notice and he was too late and had to pay a fee to cancel. Finds out that rescheduling is free. Reschedules to a later date. Then cancels for free.
     
     Also I think for my next car I will get one without a computer
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     mister monster (mistermonster@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 10-Nov-2023 04:56:02 JST mister monster

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     • Sexy Moon
     @Leaflord @Moon you have to buy a car built before 1996. So 1995 or older. After 1996 OBD2 was mandated in all cars sold in the US. That's the computer thing bullshit you guys had to deal with. Before that year all you need is a tailpipe test and a safety inspection (blinkers and what not) and it's easy to get them to overlook shit besides the emissions because they don't have to prove anything. You can cut out your catalytic converter and sell it and it will pass inspection.
     
     The good thing about those older cars is that if you like to tinker you can. The company that manufactures them doesn't control the supply chains for the parts, they don't have all kinds of bullshit and tracking built in, they're sexier, you can build them just how you like for much cheaper than the cost of a new car. The bad side is if you want any modern nonsense like rear view cameras and shit you're going to have to install aftermarket stuff. But there's tons of aftermarket stuff for those older cars.
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