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It's must be some interesting mental gymnastics to equate "protecting consumer rights" to "state control".
People mentioned farmers in your sibling comments, are those consumers? I thought they are not.
Sorry to sound stupid but what is the point of an emissions defeat device?
There's a multitude or purposes. Improved power being one, improved reliability being another. Modern diesel emissions equipment fails regularly, often in hard to diagnose and repair ways. If you spent $100k on a truck, and you could spend $2k more to 'delete' some emissions equipment to prevent $10k+ worth of repairs in the future, would you do it?
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Isn't it strange that it's unlawful to have a muffler on your gun, and unlawful to NOT have a muffler on your car?
I think one of those things should be loud and one of those things should be quiet.
The sound they make in movies couldn't be further from reality.
This is wonderful. I wish they did the same about modifications done to increase the noise. I've got 2 people living nearby that both have straight-piped their car and I literally cover my ears when they pass by. My Watch literally tells me that a noise peak happened when they drive by.
What about silencers/suppressors? Haven't looked for a while, but it used to be fairly common to be able to find them on both Amazon and eBay, usually listed as "lawnmower mufflers", with pretty un-subtle hints: "This lawnmower muffler fits a 9mm exhaust and you can bang around your back yard all morning without disturbing your neighbor."
Isn't it strange that it's unlawful to have a muffler on your gun, and unlawful to NOT have a muffler on your car?
You need to get a threaded barrel, $250, available online.
Then you fill out paperwork, pay the ATF $200, wait, and then you'll get permission to buy one.
Emissions tests are a poverty tax that play a strong role in punishing people trying to buy affordable old cars and either pushing the demand curve for new cars, or pushing poor people into illegality or carlessness.
Emissions tests are a poverty tax that play a strong role in punishing people trying to buy affordable old cars and either pushing the demand curve for new cars, or pushing poor people into illegality or carlessness.
Emissions tests are a poverty tax that play a strong role in punishing people trying to buy affordable old cars and either pushing the demand curve for new cars, or pushing poor people into illegality or carlessness.