> "As for the insurance argument: what state do you live in? Do you have your car smogged? Are you aware that your smog data, which comprises a rather detailed data record, is sold in several large states (California and Washington, off the top of my head, along with a few others) to ISO, the Insurance Services Office (descriptive name, no?), a division of Verisk, to rate your auto insurance. See:"
So here is a question: the last time I had my car's emissions checked in Washington state, my car reported that it was not ready to report its status because I had disconnected the battery a week before, apparently resetting the stuff that it needed to report. I had to drive around for two hours on the highway before going back to the emissions place to have it re-tested.
Is there any value in unplugging the battery shortly before getting your emissions checked?
So here is a question: the last time I had my car's emissions checked in Washington state, my car reported that it was not ready to report its status because I had disconnected the battery a week before, apparently resetting the stuff that it needed to report. I had to drive around for two hours on the highway before going back to the emissions place to have it re-tested.
Is there any value in unplugging the battery shortly before getting your emissions checked?