SH> My recollection is that only British Columbia had mandatory testing and
 SH> that may have ended.  It's also possible that California tests for
 SH> emissions.

We test the whole car. If you have too much rust damage you have to repair
and come back. All light bulbs must function aso.

 SH> As for tires, virtually all vehicles here are sold with all-season tires
 SH> and there is no requirement that they be taken off on winter's arrival.  I
 SH> change over but I suspect I am in the minority.

All-season tires aren't that good. In summer you don't get the summer-grip
a summer tire have and not the winter tire grip in winter the winter tire have.
The best is to change but it's convinient to have all-season tires.

 SH> As I said before, it is easy to buy winter tires without studs here.
 SH> Don't they sell them there.

They do but most people use studs. And studs are good since they make the ice
on the roads "loose". If everyone should use stud-free tires the
snow would be
very hard packed and turn into even more ice.

 BF>> BUT if a German comes to Sweden he doesn't have to have winter tires. He
 BF>> can drive on his summer tires. That's EU in a small box.

 SH> Sorry but it seems rather dumb on the part of your government.

Our government can't do anything about it. This is EU rules and this is *one* reason
why I don't like the EU.

//Bj”rn

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