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Title: Aircare..........
Post by: Darren on December 31, 2014, 06:19:25 PM: Good riddens!

And kiss my ass!

Oh ya! Happy new years!
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Post by: brocklobster on December 31, 2014, 06:37:48 PM: Lol well said
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Post by: BUSDADDY on December 31, 2014, 06:45:38 PM: Happy new year indeed!
Can't wait to see Craigslist tomorrow when all the beaters that couldn't pass are suddenly for sale at inflated prices.

I won't miss it but I'll admit it forced me to become a better mechanic, thanks for the lessons in smog mangement technology Aircare.
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Post by: Stephan Schmidt on December 31, 2014, 08:15:44 PM: Finally !!!
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Post by: silas on December 31, 2014, 09:34:37 PM: i'm probably in the minority here...but i think aircare served it's purpose, had it's place and helped keep most vehicle owners and sales & service facilities honest(ish) and helped keep most of the vehicles running efficiently. yes, it was a bit of a hassle/added expense and there were scammers out there, but with the massive population growth in the last 20 years i think it helped keep the lower mainland air a little cleaner. plus like busdaddy said, it surely educated alot of people/mechanics (myself included).

it'll be intersting to see what happens next...whether or not we'll all be sucking fumes from a pos in front of us, or if there will be more smog hanging in the valley than usual, or if another type of vehicle inspection will be devised (full vehicle, like the mot overseas). we'll see!
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Post by: Hansk on December 31, 2014, 11:43:42 PM: Totally agree Silas , in most cases it just meant you had to have your vehicle running correctly . Now everyone will just drive their cars with the check engine light on forever and wont know or care whats going wrong with it or whats coming out the tail pipe until it finally dies , myself included . I am glad its over , for all the wrong reasons .
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Post by: owdlvr on January 01, 2015, 12:19:13 AM: What is this aircare thing you Vancouverites always complain about?

:D

-Dave
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Post by: Geoff on January 01, 2015, 08:15:53 AM: So much for my fantasy island home, time to move back to the mainland.
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Post by: Bruce on January 01, 2015, 05:13:28 PM: Quote from: BUSDADDY on December 31, 2014, 06:45:38 PM
... it forced me to become a better mechanic,
Ditto.
I thought I knew how to tune a carb, but Aircare proved that wrong.
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Post by: Randy on January 01, 2015, 06:40:41 PM: Quote from: owdlvr on January 01, 2015, 12:19:13 AM
What is this aircare thing you Vancouverites always complain about?

:D

-Dave

You can move to the big city now, Dave. ;D
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Post by: buddy boy on January 02, 2015, 06:46:21 PM: No more "summer job" in Squamish for me !
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Post by: berliner on January 02, 2015, 09:52:35 PM: Don't worry about old beaters on the streets of Vancouver;They've all come to Saltspring to die.It's sort of like the elephant graveyard.