So today I got pulled over for my rejected inspection sticker. I just recently bought the car and the guy told me the O2 sensor was bad, which isn’t an expensive fix. Turns out the catalytic converter and the intake manifold is bad which is $1500-$2000 worth of work. So I’ve had to wait to get it fixed. I told the cop why snd he understood but he gave me a warning and all he said to me was “just get it inspected when you can”. Not sure if that means just don’t drive it until I can get it fixed, or I can drive it until I get it fixed. Any advice?
STEVEN F2021-02-06T00:11:09Z
I don't know what the officer meant. It IS illegal to drive the car until it is fixed.
he gave you a warning he wont book you on an offence , not the car getting a sticker , you cant drive the car till it is fixed and they remove the sticker , a warning but no fine .
Let you off that time with a warning, means don't get caught again. That means parking until you fix it and pass inspection. Too bad you bought a broken car- that's sad, but that is what I call, buying someone else's problems. Shop for a reasonable mechanic. Certain cars are prone to breaking down that way. It's pretty hard to know the weakness of every model made, but there is a lot of information available. Take a look at what was said about your car by others who have the same model: https://www.carcomplaints.com/
Not sure how this "rejected inspection sticker" stuff works in your area.. But if it's an obvious sticker on your car, you will get pulled over again. In my area that would issue a "fix-it" ticket which would be satisfied by bringing receipts or bill of sale to court, usually by a specific date. Did he give you a written warning or a verbal warning? A verbal warning probably means that you don't have an immediate legal issue.
Your seller obviously lied to you.. They had to know the bad O2 sensor was an indicator of a bad catalytic converter.. Even if it was a misinformed owner, there were other symptoms.
You can drive around, but not without consequence.. One of which driving with a dysfunctional catalytic converter is damaging to your engine.. Don't know what' wrong with the intake manifold that diagnosis doesn't seem likely unless maybe they were referring to air leaks in the manifolds attachment. That would be quite likely & maybe the root cause of your mechanical issues.