Medium duty truck cat/muffler

[TilliamWe]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

And here I thought all the lawyers shouold be killed.... Now it's the poiticians too. Damn I need to get more ammo!

I'll chip in on that one, Richard! hahaha

Bond-o, it's time for guys like you to file some lawsuits.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

Bond-o, it's time for guys like you to file some lawsuits.

Naw,... Not me,....
I'm lockin' 'n loadin' so I can join up with you,+ Richard...

 

[mscher]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

Here's the skinny on the reg.

http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/cvse/diesel_retrofit/faq.htm

 

[mscher]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

In Canada, the retrofit costs $2500. In California, the retrofit costs over $25,000.

I didn't realize that the CAN/US dollar exchange rate, had drifted so far apart.

 

[12vMan]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

In Canada, the retrofit costs $2500. In California, the retrofit costs over $25,000.

Exactly..this heavy equipment retrofit put a good friend's 40+ yr old family business down the tube..and another CA bus. bites the dust.

 

[TilliamWe]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

Naw,... Not me,....
I'm lockin' 'n loadin' so I can join up with you,+ Richard...

I'll save a seat in the van for ya!

 

[rbh]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

Well I just ordered in to yesterday afternoon "$3400.00 before tax and install"
6-8 weeks for delivery.

 

[TilliamWe]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

I am truly sorry for you rbh, and anyone else who has to go through this.

 

[Fl_Richard]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

I got two more coming we're gonna need a bus!

 

[mscher]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

Sorry Spoonman, you are 100% WRONG in this case. Those vehicles were manufactured and maintained according to FEDERAL (and California) law, at the time of their production. To change the rule AFTER THE FACT and make retrofitting for current emissions is not legal.

What law would they be violating?

Businesses of all types, install pollution control equipment, most of it very expensive, to conform to "current standards", all of the time. The government comes along, changes the standard and forces the businesses to comply.

It's stinks, but it is nothing new, except maybe for commercial vehicles.

 

[TilliamWe]

Re: Medium duty truck cat/muffler

What law would they be violating?

Businesses of all types, install pollution control equipment, most of it very expensive, to conform to "current standards", all of the time. The government comes along, changes the standard and forces the businesses to comply.

It's stinks, but it is nothing new, except maybe for commercial vehicles.

14th ammendment, for starters. Don't worry, there are others.

It is new. NEVER before have individual been required to retrofit emissions on their vehicles. Neither have commercial businesses. Fact is, past precedent on emission regulations are that they can change, and then vehicles made from that point on must comply. When the emissions regs change, repeat the process, but you don't go back and junk or forcibly retrofit vehicles.