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Originally Posted by Kevin Johnson
...I think there would be a lot more open-mindedness if existing engines were required to meet increasingly stringent emissions requirements versus only those that existed at the time of their manufacture.  |
That's the Japanese model for emmissions testing. It is also why there are no old cars on the road in Japan and why you can buy low-mileage imported Japanese engines engines and transmissions "in the crate" for dirt cheap.
If the USA followed that model every one of our MBZs would have been recycled a decade or more ago, and this forum wouldn't even exist for us to debate/discuss new technology...
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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock
1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown
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