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Old 01-06-2014, 12:55 PM   #573
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Originally Posted by vhx1 View Post
I am wondering for those of you who had the car delivered, did you have to put a certain number of miles on the car before doing the smog check to make sure you can pass ECU DTC readiness? Based on my understanding, if you bring a car with ~5 mi for smog check you WILL fail ECU DTC readiness test hence fail the smog check.
How? Why?

If you fail a smog check after bringing a car in, it will be a warranty matter with the manufacturer. This is pretty much a slam dunk case for you.

We're buying new cars, not some used car with unknown history. A new car may be exempt from smog checks, but it must meet all applicable smog laws. The lemon law may still apply, but the car won't fail smog just because it has no miles on the odometer.

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