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From: Georgia
Dammit man, that response sounds like I wrote it. Oh yeah, thats because I did, a couple weeks ago, LOL Nice job sending the letter and getting the response. The idea that various states appear to be looking harder at diesel trucks should concern those deleted. As a general rule states don't inspect vehicles from other states. If I'm legal in GA, I'm considered legal everywhere. That doesn't apply to obvious safety stuff like lights that don't work. But in the case of emissions equipment if I dleted I would not be legal in GA, just tolerated, At least NY and probably other states has the law stated "trucks using our roadways" which means to me that they would stop and inspect an out of state truck. I assume then that if they found a DPF to be missing they would take what ever action they take for NY trucks. NY doesn't bother me bacause I avoid it anyway due to being armed but I don't know what the other states are doing. That should concern anyone driving cross country deleted.
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Dammit man, that response sounds like I wrote it. Oh yeah, thats because I did, a couple weeks ago, LOL Nice job sending the letter and getting the response. The idea that various states appear to be looking harder at diesel trucks should concern those deleted. As a general rule states don't inspect vehicles from other states. If I'm legal in GA, I'm considered legal everywhere. That doesn't apply to obvious safety stuff like lights that don't work. But in the case of emissions equipment if I dleted I would not be legal in GA, just tolerated, At least NY and probably other states has the law stated "trucks using our roadways" which means to me that they would stop and inspect an out of state truck. I assume then that if they found a DPF to be missing they would take what ever action they take for NY trucks. NY doesn't bother me bacause I avoid it anyway due to being armed but I don't know what the other states are doing. That should concern anyone driving cross country deleted.
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We have one. It's called the 2nd Amendment. Too bad the Constitution is no longer sufficient.
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From: Georgia
You bring up a point that I have always thought of if I had deleted and was out of state. I was thinking that maybe they would want to mess with the "Yankee." Not saying anything bad about southern folks, but everyone thinks a New York State plate or if you tell them you're from New York, they all assume New York City. Just my two cents. And for what it's worth, there's a ton of deleted trucks here in my local area. There's no emissions testing here like there is in the greater New York City area. A benefit of being a full time officer is that it allows me to carry in every state. It would be nice if a federal reciprocity bill could be passed for concealed carriers.
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The topics of this thread have been about diesel emissions compliance, complaints, enforcement, avoidance, cheating, laws, lamentations, etc... and we are likely better served by keeping the thread humming along those lines.
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I am no lawyer but, I would think that to do anything to an end user the EPA would have to find the equipment on the vehicle using a public highway. There is no law against buying the parts, there is no law against installing the parts, there is no law against having the parts installed. I'm just saying. I have yet to read a creditable report of a user of a delete kit being stopped and arrested or fined or prosecuted, or even yelled at by an employee of the FEDERAL EPA. I know it is entirely possible that it happened and I just didn't see it. And, I am talking about the FEDERAL EPA, not state or county or city offices which are I think the enforcers of equipment violations for non-commercial vehicles.
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From: Texas
I am no lawyer but, I would think that to do anything to an end user the EPA would have to find the equipment on the vehicle using a public highway. There is no law against buying the parts, there is no law against installing the parts, there is no law against having the parts installed. I'm just saying. I have yet to read a creditable report of a user of a delete kit being stopped and arrested or fined or prosecuted, or even yelled at by an employee of the FEDERAL EPA. I know it is entirely possible that it happened and I just didn't see it. And, I am talking about the FEDERAL EPA, not state or county or city offices which are I think the enforcers of equipment violations for non-commercial vehicles.
some states are over bearing
And some not
Imo states that do everything they can to grab a tax. Are the ones looking
Sadly, even my state now is whole hog about insane tax rates.
we used to be awesome
But all the transplanted left nuts are ruining it fast
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