State inspection fail

[Matt Sunn]

So I bought this 2007 Sport Trac a few days ago then brought it in for inspection to a local dealership. It failed. Apparently it needs lower ball joints. Car isn't steering funny and the tires aren't wearing funny, so I'm wondering if they're being truthful. Also they said both manifolds are cracked which will be expensive to replace. And apparently if they break anything while changing the manifolds, I'll have to pay for that too. Is that normal? Anyway the whole mess including changing an ABS sensor, the inspection and the analysis to find the bad sensor is a little north of $3500. Sound right?

 

[RangerX]

I would get a second opinion somewhere else, somewhere that’s not a stealership.

 

[imp]

@Matt Sunn Sounds ridiculous. I ran into similar results when we moved to Missouri. Vehicle inspections going beyond emissions testing are absurd, IMO. I'll catch flak for that! imp