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That probably still won't help owners of late-model MB. Thanks to MB's cheapness with the cats, and people removing/gutting them, more and more of the 170/171/202/203/208/210/220 chassis have a special designation (I think it's gross polluter, lumped in with the true gross polluters). I now am required to go to one of the special certification stations on an annual basis, and since those stations charge more than the generic ones I end up paying about three times as much as when I went every two years.

Since it's based on the model, and not your particular car, the fact that you still blow virtual zeros across the board doesn't matter. No way to get your car out of the gross polluter group. I'm sure glad I spent $1,200 for genuine factory cats...OTOH, at least I pass the visual inspections, too.

Thanks, MB. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by The Clk Man (Post 2948997)

In Korntucky, we call cow farts "The Green Fog". :D

I thought those were the Nugness? ;)

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Originally Posted by anghrist (Post 2949707)

Planned obsolescence... or auto industry's guarenteed revenue stream... or both?

Keeps the smokers off the road. If the car isn't worth a couple O2 sensors and a cat than its worthless. Time to be crushed.

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Originally Posted by Can't Know (Post 2949717)

I thought those were the Nugness? ;)

Sure!!! blame it on the dog. :eek: