California is such a Diesel hating state....... They won't even allow the blue-tec E-class here because it "doesn't meet standards" yet I see tons upon tons of old junky gassers throwing out clouds of exhaust. And if i'm not mistaken, doesn't Gasoline emissions harm the surroundings more than Diesel emissions?

Can't wait to move to Texas, a Diesel friendly state

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2007 BMW 328XI

Its called saving my wallet at the expense of other peoples.

CA should just outlaw people, then the environment will be clean.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

If your running your business right you shouldn't have any profit at the end of the year.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Maybe, They should ship all of the good that come through CA to the rest of the country through OR or WA. Let the people of CA pay the higher charges from all of these new rigs. The cost of everything is up,this will send it up more, and people are out of work more every day it seems like.
Big Bro. is going to tell you what to do, and if you do not like it go to .....
And will this push the new diesels I have hoped for, further out of wanting to come to the USA?
Not good in so many ways....

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83 300SD Dark Silver Dark brown inside

I wouldn't worry too much about no new diesels. Mercedes, BMW and VW all have 50 state compliant diesels available for sale here now. Honda is bringing at least one and possibly more for 2010.

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1987 300TD 309, xxx 2.8.2014 10,000 mile OCI


Be careful of the toes you step on today, as they may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. anonymous

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.” Dr. Seuss

TIME OUT! Does this mean putting trap oxidizers and crap like that back on the Ol' Mercedes?

For now, there is a "three day" exemption for out-of-state trucks that non-compliant with the 2010 model year CARB Regulation to run in CA.

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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

As of today, there are no retrofits for older cars. But diesel-powered vehicles manufactured after the 1997 model-year of a gross vehicle weight less than 8,501 pounds are to have biennial smog checks adopted from an earlier regulation.

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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

Do you suppose the CARB will go after our diesel cars? Damn, that
was one of the major reasons I wanted a diesel, although now I just love
the car for it's own sake. I love not having to get a smog check. Not so
much the cost, but I really resent the government making me physically
do an errand boy run for them. Brings up thoughts of the old western movies when the badguy shoots at a poor jokers feet, dance for me boy! If I can sell my Jag, then I'll be out of the smog check garabge completely. It's not enough that they take a good part of my income,on top of it I have to run errands.

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85 300TD FED-Daily
84 300SD-Wife's
86 XJS-Sunday
66 GMC-Work- Given to my stepson
83 BMW Airhead- Given to my stepson

Actually from what i have heard is that the port of long beach is/was the driving factor to push this(or because of them). Now it appears that most of the cargo will now diveert to Washington state, Oregon, Texas and so on. Most national trucking companies will pull out of CA for good.

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1986 Euro 500SEC "RUF" 9:1CR, "Rose"
1985 Euro 500SEC Cabriolet AMG Widebody
1982 Euro 500SEL "Blue"
2001 Texas Heeler (Aussie/Queensland X) "Sulphie",
2012 Queensland Red Heeler "Squeak"
Best dogs I've ever had.

Well I can't think of anyone in this country that doesn't benefit from the commercial trucking industry, I think even the Amish probably shop at stores that have things brought to them by truck. Mexico is building a big container port on Pacific coast and running a highway up to Texas specifically for trucking, its a big issue in Texas from what I've read. I think the truck builders in this country have been dragging their heels like the auto industry, no wait their the same companies. Have to be dragging kicking and screaming to modernize. If California would just get it over with and have one big forest fire from one end of state to other and go treeless they might have some cleaner air, I don't know how they expect to have cleaner air if they keep having these piddling little burns every year, no wonder its so smoggy out there.

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86 300SDL

So....I have a little over 2 years to enjoy my 3 MB Diesels?

The regs passed by that commision is for large truck no mention of diesel cars yet.

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1986 Euro 500SEC "RUF" 9:1CR, "Rose"
1985 Euro 500SEC Cabriolet AMG Widebody
1982 Euro 500SEL "Blue"
2001 Texas Heeler (Aussie/Queensland X) "Sulphie",
2012 Queensland Red Heeler "Squeak"
Best dogs I've ever had.

It is nieve to think that these emission standards will not be passed along to the private sector in the near future. Commercial vehicles are always the first to be targeted because they consume more fuel and natuaraly pollute more than any car owned privatly...i hope you can undestand my sarcasm.

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68 250s SOLD
78 300d non turbo SOLD
1980 240d manual SOLD
1981 300SD 360,000 miles I think she's doomed for a parts car but has a good engine SOLD the engine to spamman
1977 300d non turbo SOLD
1985 300SD california car
1978 240D Manual

how many cars that can pass the emissions standards that were applicable for the year that they were built have been forced off the road by California for not passing more recent emissions standards?

my guess is zero.

the proposed diesel smog tests for California now under review by the BAR will likely include models 1998 and newer.

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1985 300D cali 190K

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