The car is now inspected.
Today's big even was getting my car inspected. It took about 4 hours and $430, but by 1pm I had succeeded. All it needed was a new breakpad for the front right tire, re-finishing of the rotors, and two new tires for the front wheels.
The flat tire (which I got last weekend) couldn't be fixed, so it was replaced with one of the old tires which was a hair above the wear line (i.e. still legal but not terribly safe on snow, and not legal for many more miles.) It's not, perhaps, an ideal solution, but if a spare tire will only last for 300-600 miles, that's still far better than your typical donut.
Incidentally, it was an interesting experience changing a tire. It was easier than I had expected it to be, though tires are also heavier than I expected them to be. After all, they're mostly just air. :-)
The flat tire (which I got last weekend) couldn't be fixed, so it was replaced with one of the old tires which was a hair above the wear line (i.e. still legal but not terribly safe on snow, and not legal for many more miles.) It's not, perhaps, an ideal solution, but if a spare tire will only last for 300-600 miles, that's still far better than your typical donut.
Incidentally, it was an interesting experience changing a tire. It was easier than I had expected it to be, though tires are also heavier than I expected them to be. After all, they're mostly just air. :-)