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Re:Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks by shawabawa3 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @05:20PM (#35646522)
Why would foreign vehicles be exempt from safety and emissions regulations?
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Re:Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks by anonymouskimmer on Thursday April 20, 2023 @05:30PM (#35646640)
Because vehicles over a certain age are grandfather-exempted.
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Re:Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks by bombcar on Friday April 21, 2023 @02:21AM (#35650351)
The key is often that ALL vehicles are exempt from various regulations past a certain age. CA doesn’t smog check vehicles older than a certain date, for example.
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