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Old 02-21-2010, 01:27 AM   #1
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The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

Did I miss something or is California gonna require diesels to have a yearly smog check???

I have been expecting our dumb ass politicians to start something like this but never heard anything about it. I wish I could load em all up on a plane, fly over an island, and push em out. Whether I would supply a parachute Sorry for the rant...I live in California.

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Old 02-21-2010, 01:55 AM   #2
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Re: The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

Is this what you are looking for?
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/vin_m ... 9vin28.pdf
No, I imagine it isn't.
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Old 02-21-2010, 08:58 AM   #3
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Re: The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

So that's how they're going to balance the state's budget. Introduce more and more "bills".


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Old 02-21-2010, 09:15 AM   #4
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Re: The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

That sucks. That was a big justification for a diesel - at least for me.

There are a bunch of modified diesels that aren't going to pass. Not unlike my hotrodded RoadRunner when smog tests began in San Diego.

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Old 02-21-2010, 09:56 AM   #5
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Re: The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

We have annual diesel smogs here and biannual gas, so I only have to get my Jeep done ever other year. The diesel places charge more too.

I see guys in pickups with 16" dual stacks coming up the bed and I wonder how in the world they even get checked, although I asked a guy at a gas station once and he said his buddy owns a diesel shop and takes care of it... so likely the guys with the tricked out polluters skate the system somehow and the rest of us get shafted.

I am surprised that California is behind Colorado on this however...
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Re: The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

How do I get my GVWR changed to 14,001 pounds?

This does indeed suck.
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Old 02-21-2010, 01:49 PM   #7
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Re: The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

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Did I miss something or is California gonna require diesels to have a yearly smog check???

I have been expecting our dumb ass politicians to start something like this but never heard anything about it. I wish I could load em all up on a plane, fly over an island, and push em out. Whether I would supply a parachute Sorry for the rant...I live in California.

Dont drop them off over our island. We have more than enough of the bafoons over here.
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Re: The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

The last politician that talk about that kinda thing happening here has been missing for 2yrs!!

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Old 02-21-2010, 07:27 PM   #9
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Re: The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

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Is this what you are looking for?
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/vin_m ... 9vin28.pdf
No, I imagine it isn't.
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Re: The Ford sign said "Diesel smogs here"

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Is this what you are looking for?
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/vin_m ... 9vin28.pdf
No, I imagine it isn't.
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