PA inspections are such a scam. I’m sure there are honest mechanics out there. But I have yet to find an honest mexhanic

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Structural integrity issues underneath, or larger than a dime holes in the body are typically failed at inspection.

Great question! I like Mary’s just a bit better, because it tastes more like the dishes that my in-laws make. Elham’s is great though, it’s just been a while since I’ve been.

They could estimate based on a single/no dependent W-4.

There are other taxes besides Federal Income Tax. You also pay towards SS/Medicare, state and local taxes and in the case of a State Employee, retirement and Union Dues(if you choose to join).

You are only mentioning the one tax where you do have some actual control over(married/single and whether to count yourself as a dependent).

I misunderstood the post. I thought it implied that the district's attorneys were handling the case on a contingent fee basis. "Upon further review," it just said they would cover the "upfront expenses," whatever they are. That's what my brain saw on a quick scan.

I'm not going to complain since I'm no longer in the state, but I'll never understand how I would need 65 credits of ANY college course before applying to be a police officer. I don't know if they want to make sure you're able to be dedicated, not a criminal, or just needed to mak3 sure there was some sort of way to prevent some gang members from joining the force & funneling weapons to their crew; but they lost out on good people willing to serve.

Ya, the fix only works for so long. There really should be more vehicles sold with frames made of stainless steel or something more resistant to rust.

> That said, rust on the front fenders ect., should not be reason to fail.

In my county the state police will pull the fresh inspection sticker clear off your windshield and threaten to take away the tech who put it there's license to inspect cars if they see "rough edges" due to rust holes along your tire wells (on the fender lip). They will similarly do the same if you have broken or missing cosmetic body parts (like the plastic that covers bumpers but serves no actual purpose besides looks & aerodynamics) leaving gaps or sharp edges, which they call "catch points" because in some absurd situations someone might, in theory but not in reality, get their clothes snagged on it and be pulled into the car if you hit a pedestrian.

PA really has two, no make that 3 different tiers on how hard or easy it is to pass vehicle inspections depending on where you live. If you're in an urban environment the safety tends to be lax but the emissions part is harder. If you're in a rural, especially if its poor county where emissions isn't even done the safety will be tough as nails. Some places are between the two extremes.

> People like to shit on the inspection in general, but I think that mostly comes from shops that embellish problems and try to coerce people into fixing things that they might not need to

It depends on where you are in PA. In some counties the techs are hard asses and nitpick fail you over the stupidest shit not because they want to, but because they're being put under heavy handed pressure by the state police & other gov officials to fail a certain amount of cars per year. They will come into the shop and look at your books periodically and if they think you pass too many cars (even if its because there was nothing wrong with those cars) they'll accuse you of being a lick & stick place and threaten to take away your license to inspect cars.

If the tech is failing you for stupid shit but isn't giving you a quote to fix it, especially if they don't even want you to hire them to fix it, they're not the problem.

I've lived in a few different counties in PA and its like a night & day difference on how hard it is to pass because of this. Also, the counties that are hard asses about inspections also tend to be the counties where state police are the most aggressive at ticketing for expired inspection stickers.

Lititz PA

I'm not sure how much rust is too much rust, but yeah.... They will fail you if you do have too much rust.

I had to get rid of my jeep because the floor was too rusted. They told me they might be able to patch it up enough they might be able to pass it that year, but that'd be the end of it.... They were surprised I wasn't already driving Fred Flinstone style with my feet going through the floor....

Had my old car get patched for rusted out parts of the frame once, second time a few years later it was so bad they couldn't patch and I got a new car. Just the way it goes with all the salt on the roads in winter and time being what it is.

Neoliberals are anti-fascist.

A land value tax would replace the existing property tax, and only tax the value of the land itself, not any buildings or other improvements.

how many years

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I think we’d be friends in real life. Lol

If you intend to keep the van for a while look into getting it oil sprayed.

You do realize the term 'hick town' is pejorative, right? You're basically digging your own hole...

Depends how much rust. My first car eventually failed inspections because of rust. I asked to see and the mechanic took me under the loft and showed me the back of all my footwell carpets.

No point in saving them now

I’ll do that this summer. Will this protect from rust that’s already there?

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