Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: Inspector Gadget ()

Date: November 15, 2008 09:34PM

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/trd/906503372.html

According to the salary, there is a spiff for the inspector.

Re: Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: Danny Boy ()

Date: November 16, 2008 08:25AM

Why the fuck did I go to college? I didn't know I could make $100K checking people's brakes and tires and reading an emissions machine.

Re: Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: tubby ()

Date: November 16, 2008 11:40AM

Wow, remind me to stay the fuck away from that inspection station.

I don't think one person could even bring in that kind of money annually solely on the inspection fees ($16 &/or $28 a pop).

They must do a LOT of rejections for chicken shit stuff in the hope that they'll get the "repair" job.

Re: Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: Libertarian1 ()

Date: November 16, 2008 02:16PM

This can't be right. WashingTone assures me that small businesses have nowhere near this kind of payroll capacity. I'm thinking typo here.

Re: Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: pgens ()

Date: November 16, 2008 04:39PM

The place is:

Smoketown Exxon
13505 Minnieville Rd
Woodbridge, VA 22192

I have a mind to forward this to VA... it is obvious there is financial incentive in place for failing cars here.

Re: Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: Bob ()

Date: November 17, 2008 01:47AM

pgens Wrote:
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> The place is:
>
> Smoketown Exxon
> 13505 Minnieville Rd
> Woodbridge, VA 22192
>
> I have a mind to forward this to VA... it is
> obvious there is financial incentive in place for
> failing cars here.

I have a feeling the state requirements to become a safety inspector make that job a very lucrative job.

It just like becoming an Oracle DBA. It's not a hard job, but having the certification guarantees the holder of the certification a good paying job.

Or a TS/SCI clearance -- you can be a secretary, and with a TS/SCI you'll make $90,000 a year to answer the phone and do some light filing.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2008 01:47AM by Bob.

Re: Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: pgens ()

Date: November 17, 2008 02:44PM

I didn't say the inspector didn't deserve good pay. My problem is that the job posting says that the more you fail vehicles and steer business to the shop, the higher pay you will get.

Re: Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: Mofo ()

Date: November 17, 2008 03:02PM

State inspections are such a scam. Where I bought my car they give out free inspection coupons but I doubt I'll ever use one, they have to find a lot of rejections to make that cost effective.

Re: Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: heyq ()

Date: November 17, 2008 04:09PM

Farrish Jeep passes every car through there inspection lane

Re: Where do you get your car inspected?

Posted by: used to ()

Date: November 17, 2008 07:32PM

heyq Wrote:
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> Farrish Jeep passes every car through there
> inspection lane

Not as of 4:09 p.m. on Nov. 17th, 2008.