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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by hnav on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @05:28PM (#48824094)
Yup, a bigger issue for old cars trying to pass emissions is that with prices of precious metals, a worn out catalytic converter (diagnostic code P0420 ) means that most of them are mechanically totaled in California, New York, Colorado since they require either OEM or CARB approved replacements.
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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by Scoundreller on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @07:16PM (#48825322)
Must be close to actually worthless if they’re not shipping them out-of-state, no?
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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by hnav on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @08:15PM (#48825793)
Yeah, if it's worth more than 4k registered, it'll either be fixed or shipped. California gives you $1200 to junk it, people will come pick it up for $1500 and a lot of times you'll see it pop back up in state because they illegally resuscitated it with a defouler, a used/EPA cat and put it back into circulation.
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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by cucumber3732842 on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @06:05AM (#48829972)
>because they illegally resuscitated it with a defouler, a used/EPA cat and put it back into circulation.

If it passes the sniffer it passes the sniffer, other than the parties who are whiny because they stood to make a buck who cares?

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by Ar-Curunir on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @06:02PM (#48824568)
That’s a good thing, yes?
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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by projektfu on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @07:25PM (#48825404)
It does promote some catalytic converter theft.
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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by Gigachad on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @06:58PM (#48825140)
It's good thing if you like not having cancer.
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