Ebay Could Owe $1.9 Billion in Fines for Allowing Sale of 343,000 Emissions Defeat Devices::The Department of Justice alleges that eBay illegally sold 343,011 emissions defeat devices, and could face billions in penalties.

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      1 year ago

      I’m sure some of them are idiots. I’m also sure there are some people who needed a car to work, catalytic converter went out and they needed to find the cheapest possible way to pass emissions and keep getting to work.

      I know that because I’m about to drop a thousand or 2 on my catalytic converter, which I’ll have to install myself to save money, to pass emissions. Luckily, I can budget well and every car repair known to man is on YouTube

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        1 year ago

        Someone needs to start a catalytic converter rental service where in they install a caddy so you can get your emissions done and then they install the bypass when they take the unit back so that you can cheat the system and look legit. /s

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      Lots of deisel guys will delete the system due to cost and complexity.

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        My father did this, but he only did this because it was either delete the EGR or scrap the truck, a truck which, almost 9 years later, he has still not paid off. He had issues specifically with the emissions device and the work involved would have turned it into a Ship of Theseus