So I went to go get my emissions tested today....and much to my shock they said they can't do it. I have M7 springs and they said that the car is too low to test.

Anybody had this issue? Solutions? I just may keep it registered in WA if this is the headache that they are going to give me about it. It's not like a scrape the curb at all either. There are tons of sports cars out there lower than MINI's. I'm a bit shocked by all this.

Suggestions?

 

Maybe try another location? Down here in the Springs we don't have testing, luckily..

 

Yeah that's kind of what i figured I was going to have to try. I did some searching and it seems that the first gen s only needs to get tailpipe test. I called the number on the sheet that they gave me and am going to take it someplace else and figure it out.

I also that that this was interesting....see below:

I/M 240 Exceptions

Because of OEM design and/or safety considerations, some 1982 and newer vehicles are not tested on the dynamometer, but are instead tested with the Two-Speed Idle Test. These include but are not limited to:

• Corvette, 2005, low-profile stock tires
• Cadillac Escalade EXT model, all wheel drive with a wheel base of greater than 125 inches, 2002 newer
• Cooper Mini S, 2002
• Daihatsu Rocky, all wheel drive, 1991
• Dodge Dakota Quad Cab, optional full-time four-wheel drive model with a wheel base of greater than 125 inches, 2000 and newer
• Dodge Stealth R/T, all wheel drive, with manufacturer-equipped 17 or 18 inch wheels, 1991 and newer
• Ford Special Edition Jack Roush Mustang, 2000 and newer
• GMC Sierra Denali XL model, all wheel drive with a wheel base of greater than 125 inches, 2002 and newer
• GMC Yukon Denali XL model, all wheel drive with a wheel base of greater than 125 inches, 2001 and newer
• Isuzu Vehicross, all wheel drive, 1999-2002
• Landrover Defender 90, all wheel drive, 1994, 1995 & 1997
• Mercedes-Benz 500, V-8 with traction control, 1990 and newer
• Mercedes-Benz 600 SL and 600 SEL, 1992 and newer
• Mitsubishi 3000 GT, all wheel drive, with manufacturer-equipped 17 or 18 inch wheels, 1991 and newer
• Porsche Carrera C-4 and 4S Coupe, Cabriolet and Targa models, all wheel drive, 1989 and newer
• Porsche 911 Twin Turbo, all wheel drive, 1996 & 1997
• Toyota Rav 4, two-door, all wheel drive, 1996;Volvo 850, with manufacturer-equipped 17 or 18 inch wheels, 1993-1996
• Kit, custom or homemade cars, all model years
• Handicapped-plated vehicles with adaptive equipment such as hand controls and lacking foot pedals, all model years
• Stretch limousines having a wheel base of greater than 125 inches, and having non-disengagable all-wheel/four-wheel drive or non-disengagable traction control systems, all model years.

Hybrid electric vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight, and other alternatively powered vehicles do not currently require emissions inspections.

 

Used to all the time with my lowered Jetta.

Spring rubber inserts to lift the vehicle.

No, actually, a lowered MINI has very little clearance in comparison to other "sports" cars, including the Corvette and others because of the recessed belly-pan design.

- Erik

 

I think that I actually may get around emissions testing all together since I live in an unincorporated portion of Arapahoe county. Still trying to figure it out and see. I guess it's kind of nice living where we do now! hahaha

 

I also live in an unincorporated Arapahoe County but all my cars are required for emission testing. Just thought that you should know.

 

I went to Stapleton station Peoria/30th

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ight=emissions

 

Here in Longmont we are part of Boulder County and our 1st gen MSCc gets to ride on the dyno as it has stock 205/45r17 tires, but our 1st gen MCS that is lowered and has 215/40417 does not get to ride the dyno, they pull out the tailpipe test. They say it is not because it is lowered but because they do not test cars with 40 aspect ratio tires as the wheels are too close to the rollers. When I get this done, they have to get the manager out as no one else knows how to do a tail pipe test. Now on the flip side on our 1st gen 2 door AWD RAV4, it gets tail pipe tested but because its wheelbase is too short for the AWD dyno by about 2 inches. Too make a long story short, all the Air Research Dyno Emissions shops in the metro area can and will do tail pipe test, but not many of their folks know how, just ask for the manager.