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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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vans? emissions tests? i have been deployed for the last two years in iraq... works wonders for my mileage. only 53,000 on a 2000. when did this start? what do they do? and how do i avoid them?
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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they are no threat they cant fail you just trying to cutback on the line at the test stations
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 02:10 PM
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so what, they test you and you pop up guilty... what do they do? putting the exhaust on is a pain but i could do it. what do they if it is bad?
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 12:22 AM
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I dont think the State of Alabama knows what emmissions are..
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 01:40 AM
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Never heard of this before...just looked into it:

http://www.aircarecolorado.com/rapidscreen/faqs.html

If the things work and they're used appropriately, this is a very cool idea IMHO. (I'm always leary that such technology will eventually be used inappropriately though...given that it most often is).
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 07:48 AM
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woa, test vans... ******* gay. glad I live in the emissions ******* of the US. we just blow all our crap onto cuba.
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