G-Pete
Since I started this quest almost a year ago, there are several things that the DMV has changed because of the problems that I went through. The original forms that were given to me had conflicting information. I followed both the directions given to me by DMV personel and the forms. Becaues of the inconsistancies after I would complete one form then I would have to do something else, and so on and so on. Finally I got fed up and said enough is enough and that is where I am currently. The inspection form to be filled out by the ASE Master tech is vtr-852. I'm looking at the latest version and it is not anything like the first one that I sent in. However the check list is almost the same, except that they have added several new items. Since this is a one time safety inspection it still should not cost what you paid. I can't find anywhere that says what if anything the inspector can charge but since they are doing basically the same thing as when they inspect a regular car I can't see how they could charge more than the inspecion fee of $14.50 or whatever it is in your area. And you are right about the difficulty in finding an ASE master tech. There are none here in CC. The DMV said that I would have to take my car to San Antonio or wherever I could find a master tech. Someting is wrong with this picture. If anyone can do the typical saftey inspection on all other cars then why do we need the master tech for our specialty cars. The story from the DMV to me is that all replica's, etc. will all be flagged and forced to re register and go through this idiotic process. As I mentioned earlier, I did everything I was asked only to end up being asked to start over agian and agian. So now I'm trying to contact an attorney to see what my rights are. Good luck on your end and I'll update once I know more.
Paul
