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Anything really close to the Portland Metro area WILL be subject to testing by DEQ. Anything far enough outside Portland to avoid DEQ can turn into an unpleasant commute. And your car may pass with aftermarket forced induction anyway. Plenty of stock and modded WRXs pass, if that helps your peace of mind. If you have a main cat and no CELs, you're probably OK. But I know of NO turbo contiques in Portland.
At which hospital is she likely to be?
Mt. Hood Medical Center is pretty far in the eastern suburbs, while St. Vincent Hosp. is on the close edge of the western suburbs. Don't plan to live by one and have her drive to the other. Tuality is in Hillsboro and you could commute from a farm close to the coast range. If she goes to Meridian Park Hosp or Willamette Falls or Kaiser Sunnyside, that's far enough south or southeast that you can live past the S/SE suburbs to avoid DEQ that way. Meanwhile, if she's gonna be at Emanuel Hosp. or Providence Portland MC or Woodland Park, you may even look into living in Vancouver WA, I do NOT know if Washington State/Clark County does emissions testing like the Portland metro area does. OHSU and Good Samaritan are close to downtown street traffic. But realistically, anywhere you end up around here you'll be close to the coast, the gorge, the cascade range, windsurfing, downhill skiing, flyfishing, backpacking, mountain biking, etc. And yes, we get some non-stop light rain.
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Vancouver WA / Clark County does in fact have emissions testing. Most of the time if your Check Engine light is off they don't even do a tailpipe emissions test. In Washington you cannot pass with your Check Engine light on, like most states.
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thanks again for the info. i will pass the hospital stuff onto my girlfriend. i'm not sure about the turbo or not... although i have close to a year to figure it out.... this is something i want to plan well....
I don't mind the rain.. i like it! it is this darn humidity i can not stand!
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Originally posted by PDXSVT:
At which hospital is she likely to be?
i will let you know when i know
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Oregon meet? Name the time and place and I'll be there.
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No kidding guys! How about July 30th? We could meet in Portland at that pizza place again.
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I am out of town, in Virginia, until August 2nd.
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Damn. I only said that because I'll be down in Portland that weekend. I'm busy on Sunday the 31st, but Saturday the 30th is completely open.
PDXSVT, Qbert, SleeperZ, GrooveNerd, LuckySVT...I'm calling you out! Lets get some Pizza and BEER on the 30th. Maybe even hit the late night drags at PIR. Everyone else is invited too!
Come on guys...it's the middle of the summer!
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I should be around and available that weekend. So Mike, how would you and Chris like to hire on to yank/clean my UIMs then? Also have a CEL/misfire, and I'm not ready for Woodburn or PIR without getting these remedied.
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Originally posted by shotwell:
Damn. I only said that because I'll be down in Portland that weekend. I'm busy on Sunday the 31st, but Saturday the 30th is completely open.
PDXSVT, Qbert, SleeperZ, GrooveNerd, LuckySVT...I'm calling you out! Lets get some Pizza and BEER on the 30th. Maybe even hit the late night drags at PIR. Everyone else is invited too!
Come on guys...it's the middle of the summer!
See you there... This will be my first oregon meet. I will even clean my car this time around.
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