Inspection is not a hard thing to pass IMHO. From I believe '94 and older, its just saftey and a visual check of the emissions ( OBD I )… OBD II is where it sucks…
its actually 1995 and older. as for inspection, you just gotta know the right people. it helps having friends in the business. also if you go to the little garages instead of the chainstores youll have a better chance that theyll let things slide. they tend to just check that all the lights are working ok and theyll check bearings and brakes that theyre still decent and if the tires are low theyll reccomend that you get new tires soon. atleast thats how it has been in my experience.