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Signed up to share, as I am pretty new to the scene and within half a year got a VI...
I bought a used car with some aftermarket parts, exhaust, suspension and lowered to be specific. Got pulled over in Vancouver for the loud exhaust as I was going slightly faster to pass a slow moving truck. I saw that a blue Honda was being pulled over, possibly for the same thing as it looked modded as well.
Officer came up and asked me if I knew why I was being pulled over, and I told him I'm not sure (I wasn't aware of my car not being within regulations at the time) and he informed me of my loud exhaust, claiming he could hear me from two blocks away. I doubt it, as it is definitely not the loudest car out there, but told him I realized it was loud but it came with the car so I figured it'd be fine. I mean, who would sell me an illegal car, right?
Anyway, the cop (I wish I got his name) was nice enough to spend time explaining everything to me and tell me where to look up the CVSE website, the rules and licensed inspection shops.
Overall, it sucks...because I spent 3k getting stock exhaust installed...but it seems a bit over the top. Like I said, my car wasn't even that loud and my car ended up being well within limits of how low I can go, the suspension was fine too. I am very thankful that the officer was nice and understanding about my ignorance though and took the time to educate me.
Shit happens...even if it makes me very salty when I see other extremely loud and extra modded cars on the road :P
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