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Originally Posted by davekc
I really feel for you. That whole program had disaster written all over it. They didn't then, and still don't have enough qualified techs to even work on them. Part of the reason we went the route we did.
The other annoying factor is that many weren't tested for longevity except in controlled environments. Truck that are in the 100k range are having all kind of components prematurely failing. That includes regular hard parts right down to hoses giving out. Just makes you want to give the EPA a big hug.
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All the more reason to be scared of the 2010/2012 changes.
The EPA is shoving this hard into the industry, no one has actually come up with solid proof that trucks are the source of pollution that has been cited by the EPA or the deaths are actually related o diesel particles here in the states and very few people understand that the EPA is broke.
In addition to this, CARB/California is now regulating interstate commerce by forcing regulations on out of state trucks beyond the feds and the constitutional limits.
The better questions I feel that needs to be asked is; Who really needs to replace their truck with a newer one?