My dad said the same thing, we have a neighbor with a 2001 jeep that has no exhaust system and rusted to shit and a huge crack across the windshield, it has been that way since I moved here 2+ years ago. He still some how passes inspection with it.
This is the first time I’ve lived in a state with inspection, it sucks.
Yeah I read a few guys online just reset the codes and popped in 3rd gear for a week and they passed inspection no problem. Car drives fine and he just finished paying it off, doesn’t really want to take the plunge into buying another right now, he wants to be enjoy not having a car payment for once in his life.