Originally Posted by
L696ULO
A few years ago when the garage tested my car's emissions it didn't pass and that was after a 15 mile drive to get there. I hadn't used the car that much beforehand however they held the revs at 3,000 for about a minute and it then easily passed.
The same happened with me last year. The car initially failed on emissions but they ran the engine for about 30 minutes, re-tested it and it passed, just. Like many others, the car had been essentially stored over the winter and driven very little beforehand. The garage warned me that it needs a long run before being tested.
1999 3.2 Manual NA2 Targa in Formula Red