The Xterra is due for inspection/registration by the end of the month so I headed up to the corner inspection station, it’s always hit or miss there, sometimes you just drive right in but they always seem to have a bunch of cars there like there’s a wait so I’m never quite sure. It costs $25.50 for the inspection, then you have to go register on the state website, which is $73.75.
So the total administrative fee for a year on the Xterra is $98.25. This of course is leaving out the insurance which they check, and that’s a chunk of change.

But I have to admit that getting your vehicle inspected and registered here in Texas is a whole world better than what they do in Pennsylvania. I used to dread inspections up there because state inspection stations try (and succeed) in forcing you to get repairs by their whim. You can take the same car to 3 different stations and get three different reasons why it won’t pass inspection. I only had one vehicle fail inspection down here and it was for a burned-out bulb, fixed in under 5 minutes for under $5.