no i actually believe that if the state or county makes you have emmisons then there is almost always a reason for it and they should be followed.
For example cali is one of the strictest known; however it is because of the amount of people, quality of the air, enviroment etc.
That being said i was just saying that if the car wont pass then someone who will pass you would be a good person to know if your the op.
But honestly op and i should have followed up on my post before if it failed which it did. The way i would look at it is my car isnt running as good as possible and i would want the problem fixed. Once the problem is fixed and the car is running correctly then everyone wins.