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Re:How Much Power Does the Volkswagen TDI Lose in “Cheater” ... by irq on Saturday October 03, 2015 @02:45AM (#10322887)
The incentive is that, in states that have mandatory smog checking, you will not be able to renew the registration on your car until you get it fixed, rendering it illegal to drive
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Re:How Much Power Does the Volkswagen TDI Lose in “Cheater” ... by hugh4 on Saturday October 03, 2015 @03:41AM (#10323004)
Unless you find one of the many, many shonky smog-check places, which surely can't be that hard.
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Re:How Much Power Does the Volkswagen TDI Lose in “Cheater” ... by colordrops on Saturday October 03, 2015 @04:05AM (#10323049)
Except that it might be hard to get shonky with a VW and keep it under the radar.
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