Car Maintenance

So I was congratulating myself about taking a trip over the weekend to charge the car battery. Today, it was a cold and wet morning, and as I drove to work, the battery maintenance light came on.  I was just a few minutes from work, but decided to turn around and take the car to the dealer, Scoggin Dickey, which is across town.  I had no desire to deal with trying to get a jump start for my car at late afternoon, in the cold and wet. By the time I arrived at the dealership, the battery maintenance light was off.  I did not care, I wanted it looked at, this has been an ongoing problem with my car. 

The service writer at Scoggin Dickey said they were very behind from the day before, and I would need to leave the car for the day, at least. I took the courtesy van to my house, to leave off the "contraband items" that I would have locked in my car, because they are not allowed at the prison where I work.  By late afternoon, the dealership had not even evaluated the car.  I was told they would get to it on the next day. I hate being without a vehicle, but I  was able to arrange a ride to work with a co-worker.

Thinking About Auto Inspections

So, Thursday, October 26,2017, I was running an errand, and parked next to what looked like an older truck that was definitely covered in a film of mud with blobs and splotches randomly spread on the body.  What I most noticed about the truck was that it had an inspection sticker that did not expire until 2019.  That gave me pause to wonder if it was a new model truck that was provided with a two year inspection sticker when it was purchased, which was the case when I purchased my Saturn view in 2008. But it did not look like a new model truck. Then I wondered if even a used car could get a two year inspection sticker when it is sold.  Then I wondered if the State of Texas changed to doing inspections every two years.  Then I thought that my registration renews in December, and I think the current Texas law requires an inspection within 90 days of renewing the registration, so I should probably get my vehicle inspected in November. 

Well, I completed my errand, and went home, and did not think anything more about getting my vehicle inspected.