[daepp]

Well....

The car is verrrry dependable. But that damn light must be out to pass smog in CA.

imcarthur: very funny - love it!

ruf - not gonna sell it. I love that car, have two other kids that will need to drive it, and my son and I use it for off-roading with the Boy Scouts. It's an awesome 4X4.

rick-l - point well taken. I understand there's a lot of miles on the car, but it runs great. The point is that there's no easing of the tolerances for older vehicles.

old man neri - I'm not expecting it to be cheap per-se; it's just a hassle to fix all the possible problems.

the - see CA vehicle codes sections 27156 and 38391 - it's the law

Again, the car is dependable and does not "break down". It simply turns on the CEL.