TeamsterGrrrl Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Looks like an environment group has pressured EPA to recall a half million VW diesels: http://gearheadgrrrl.com/2015/09/21/tuning-to-the-test-epa-wants-to-make-an-example-of-vw/ Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Since the EPA are anti fossil fuel why should this surprising? They should realize the Natural gas fuels many of our power plants and probably put out more emissions to keep their "pollution free" green cars powered up than all the Diesel V.W.'s in North America. 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-304657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Here's whe we all have to do...... Ok let's all turn out all our lights, ok now let's get these big boxes so we can shit in them and throw them onto the mushrooms! And then we can eat the mushrooms an then shit in the box and you know the rest!!!! Holy shit!! BULLHUSK 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-305177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duty John Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Looks like an environment group has pressured EPA to recall a half million VW diesels: http://gearheadgrrrl.com/2015/09/21/tuning-to-the-test-epa-wants-to-make-an-example-of-vw/The EPA does suck but VW was caught with the hand in the cookie jar and using software that detected an emissions test and changed the profile for the test. Pretty amazing stuff if you asked me. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-305841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Honestly, I could care less about the VW "scandal".If I were in the market for a new diesel car, I'd take a serious look at a VW. They are sure to have some good deals right now and I couldn't care less if my emissions worked or not (no emissions testing in my neck of the woods). Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-308821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bts-4120 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Honestly, I could care less about the VW "scandal".If I were in the market for a new diesel car, I'd take a serious look at a VW. They are sure to have some good deals right now and I couldn't care less if my emissions worked or not (no emissions testing in my neck of the woods). they cannot sale you a 2.0 tdi right now glad I got a 2015 back early in the year Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-308837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Where is that neck of the woods. I want to go there. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-308838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ranchhopper Posted October 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2015 Its just starting if god forbid another dummycrat gets in office in 2016 there will be no end in sight of the rules and regs there goes painting our own trucks and any other thing we do with oils, solvents, paint etc. maybe even running our old trucks too. They will figure a way to tax us out of existence forcing some or most to abandoning collecting anything that burns the dreaded fossil fuel someone is going to have to explain to me how they are going to plug in and recharge their electric pedal cars when they tax the coal industry out of existence. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-308901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Long Island has paint regs now. With out a Certified spray booth/ filter system a vehicle repair shop can spray on aerosol can a day. And yes there are people who enforce the regs. We have to have scrubbers and filters on bakery and restaurant exhausts, they are even attempting to regulate the dust generated by harrowing and harvesting fields. F them! 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-308929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 There's a fairly large segment of our population that would like nothing better than to take our old trucks off the road so do be surprised if they try to.I think CA already has laws that older trucks have to be retrofitted by 2014 and by 2023 no truck will be allowed on the road that is over 13 years old. I would assume this only applies to commercial operators and collectors are exempt. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeavyGunner Posted October 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2015 Piss on Mexifornia! They pollute far more than most states yet they try and regulate the rest of us pests from doing anything. Both coasts (new York and Mexifornia) have been trying hard since the 90's to turn Montana into a park. The unfortunate thing is most out of staters that move here seem to have deeeep pockets and lots of time on their hands to campaign against anything they don't like and money to grease some pockets to get what they want. Look up the buffalo park Obummer and the hippies been trying to put in eastern Mt. None of the local ranchers want it and yet the 2 coasts seem to get to decide what's best for us and keep pushing for the park and buying up land that they have started putting buffalo on. Our Forest Service is a joke run by tree huggers and should be abolished since they literally do not manage our forests since special interest groups from both coasts throw a lot of money at them. All the Forest service does here is close more roads on public land and watch fires burn since we don't log here anymore. In the last 30 years there has been over 100 mills closed here. Then we get elf and peta who lobby against anything except tree hugging and bunny petting and they have got huge sections of public land closed part of the year or all of the year for bs reasons like the dust caused by your pickup on the mountain top will eventually get into the mountain stream and kill the bull trout which is our latest buzz word animal to save. Remember those forest fires I spoke of earlier? Those don't seem to hurt the fish, animals, birds or trees because it's natural. I know this post was a bit wordy but I HATE watching out of state idiots with more money than brains ruin our state. Every time they close a road or stop a logging job or shut down a gravel pit because we are disturbing the forests I want to ask the person why don't you go back to Mexifornia or New York and start tearing down that city that has completely wiped out the ecosystems that it was built over. It probably wouldn't even compute to the person I was telling and I would get even more frustrated. 5 Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 We don't want them here either! Bad enough they started a war on farmers on Long Island! They determined that farming is an environmental disaster. We create air pollution from dust and the pollen (yep,pollen) from crops. we use more water than needed and the best is we use dreaded Nitrate Fertilizer, (good for the mac mansion lawns but not food). They actually have a bill pending to limit the hours and amount of water used for irrigation with the inclusion of a water filtration system for run off. Regulation of the dust generated from harrowing and planting by requiring a "dust collection" system for the tractors and equipment. Best is pollen control for harvesting. They tried to close farm stands because of the pollution of idling vehicles of customers and that failed. Don't fear they started to enforce the ADA laws for handicaped people at road side stands by ticketing for no handicap rest rooms, counters to high for wheel chairs, no designated handicap parking area (on dirt!) and other ADA regulations. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 They have been trying to find a way to fine cattle producers for cow farts (Methane gas) they will find some way to tax them for it REALLY what kind of idiot sits around being paid a high government union dollar thinking of this who with any sort of a competent frame of mind thinks of taxing animal owners for their livestock farting. Most of those fat pig overweight politicians probably fart more than a decent size steer anyway its gotten way out of control as they say the nuts are running the nut house. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 They have been trying to find a way to fine cattle producers for cow farts (Methane gas) they will find some way to tax them for it REALLY what kind of idiot sits around being paid a high government union dollar thinking of this who with any sort of a competent frame of mind thinks of taxing animal owners for their livestock farting. Most of those fat pig overweight politicians probably fart more than a decent size steer anyway its gotten way out of control as they say the nuts are running the nut house.We went to the pubic meeting about the laws. One farmer asked where do you think your food comes from? The reply was he gets his from a grocery store. Typical liberal rules. We rented our house in Oyster Bay because of their commercial parking law. Could not park a commercially tagged vehicle over night on any street and could not park it in your yard if it was over 20 feet long and 6 feet tall. Couldn't park my F-250 in the yard because it was commercial tagged, put on passenger car plates and suddenly all was fine. . . They seem to make laws to look busy with no ideas of the consequences. 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Your right about wanting to look busy Im thoroughly convinced all the common sense laws have been thought of just dumb a$$ laws thought up by dumb a$$e$ now must be nice to be paid a fantastic wage for being stupid. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobblin-Goblin Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 This country is going to hell in a handbasket. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple dog Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Don't forget you can't fix stupid. Quote This is Mack country. On a quiet night you can hear a peterbilt rust away. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 And they have warning labels on everything even ladders to try to preserve the numbers of stupid people most of the stupid were killed off by their own stupid mistakes years ago now the dummycrats have figures out a way to preserve their voters with guards on everything and safty regs. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Ain't all the democrats that's to blame- I've got a winter hidaway in Collier County, Florida and the regulations there are tighter than anything I've seen in democratic leaning Minnesota. Collier County is totally controlled by republicans... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Ain't all the democrats that's to blame- I've got a winter hidaway in Collier County, Florida and the regulations there are tighter than anything I've seen in democratic leaning Minnesota. Collier County is totally controlled by republicans...It is never been a party issue and never will be. What started out as common sense legislation has not turned into a free for all for eco groups with the ideals from Berkley, frustrated HMO's who want "Quality of Life" laws for their the idea of Eden, revenue for the governments (local,state and federal). The biggest mover for ALL the rules is none of the above but only the one bottom line. . . MONEY and CONTROL. Nothing more nothing less. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Big business and their party (the republicans) like regulation because it makes building trucks or whatever for their small business competitors or competition of any size more difficult. For example, the 2010 EPA regs drove Cat from the marketplace, and Renault (Mack), Marmon, and Western Star likely sold out because of impending emmissions regulations. Also explains why vertical integrated truck makers Daimler and Volvo have no qualms with the proposed fuel economy standards, with the exception of allowing engine only certification. Why?. Because if engine only certification isn't allowed, they can drive Cummins from the market. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Thank goodness Obama and the democrats via the EPA haven't put through any regulations that are killing US manufacturing and jobs.....BOTH parties have their hands out for money and are screwing anyone they can. 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) I just read a piece over on the EPA website that states they are fixing to start regulating trailers also. They claim that because the trailer is part of the truck/trailer combo, they can regulate it. Most of it is aerodynamics but also low rolling resistance tires. I don't know what "low rolling resistance tires" are but they sound expensive. All in the name of reducing our "carbon footprint", If you believe in that hogwash. Edited November 2, 2015 by m16ty Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 Old news... CARB is already regulating trailers. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 How about starting an agency to regulate the regulators. Oh wait we already have one the Congress. But they don't do their job. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41874-environmental-extremists-target-diesels-vw-first-victim/#findComment-309786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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