This morning I had to get our 2007 Toyota sienna van smog checked for the first time ever. I was praying it would go thru the state smog check program without a hitch but first I had to go shopping around for the cheap price for the test since I don't have a lot of money. Most shops that I inquired to wanted $70.00 for the test but thankfully I had my smart phone and inquired online thru yelp and found one shop only a few miles from where I live that could do it for $50.00. My prayers where answered. I left my keys at the shop and walked to 7-eleven and when I came back, it was about 5 minutes more and they called me in the office to tell me they were done and our van passed. I inquired about the specific gas measurements that was taken from our vans tailpipe and they showed that the van was running very clean. I was happy so I paid them and went home to go online and renew our registration. That's when I hit a snag because even though the smog test results was sent electronically to the department of motor vehicles in Sacramento, California, it wasn't registering with the online DMV renewal service on their website. Nothing can be simple these days even with all the electronic technology we have. I was still able to pay the proper fee's but had to wait until their records were updated before they received my online request which according to them will take about 2 weeks before I'll get my new sticker. So much for online renewal service. Faster than going to the DMV in person? Yes, but it has it's problems. Oh well, one less thing I have to do.
