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Originally Posted by Craig
I do think the whole "truck culture" is very silly and I would like to see non-commercial trucks regulated like cars. In many parts of the country, these types of trucks are used as cars and should be subject to the same safety and emissions standards as cars. It is very silly that Benz and VW have to jump through hoops to sell diesel cars while we are surrounded with these useless vehicles. I have no problem with "real trucks" that are used for work, but these things should be gone. Rant over.
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The solution isn't regulating teenagers' modified trucks, it's DEregulating the cars so that Mercedes, VW, and all the others, can sell their diesels with as little difficulty as the truck people do. More rules isn't what is called for here; let people do whatever they want to. But this includes removing the regulations that are giving the German sedans such a fit, and just letting them fall into the same category as the trucks. "The government is best which governs least."
And now, a thread-relevant comment:
Just to add yet another thing into the mix, I think that rather than a Cummins with a Dodge wrapped around it, I'd rather own a late 80s, early 90s, Ford F250/350 with the 6.9 and later 7.3 IDI diesels. Those things are pretty much just jumbo Benzes with a Ford body instead. Simple engines, reliable, would give a 617 a reliability run-for-its-money if you ask me. I'd buy one if I had the cash just to add to the fleet and have something besides a sedan.