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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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gettin too drive another year

Pass the smog test, acually the opasity test today. Truck went thru with flying colors allowed a 55 got a 16.went and got fuel today and was nice to top off for less than 30.00 paid 2.89 .Of course on the way home after getting fuel another truck stop was 2.77 hopefully this trend will continue for awhile.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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For those of Us that don't know. What is that test?
 
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 08:08 PM
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it checks how much particulant matter your truck puts out
 
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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Thanks
We don't have any of that. It coming some day.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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Opacity is how black your exhaust smoke is under acceleration.

The blacker the smoke, the higher the opacity is.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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$2.89 for diesel!......lucky dog.
Here its still 3.59 but gas is now at 2.29
 
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Filled up at $2.99 this morning how can that feel so good?
 
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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gas is 2.65
diesel is 3.69

we also do not have any emissions testing, well not for these trucks anyway. 1996 and up are subject to yearly emissions testing.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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they do emission testing here in arizona I believe in just the phoenix metro area and the tucson metro area its not state wide.
 
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