[Cowman]

How is this not an illegal search. I mean it's bad enough that I have to get my car sniff scanned annually but they will do this remotely and without my consent. I would like to know just which states are doing this so I can boycott them.

[driftdiver]

Driving is a privilege after all.

So is travel.

You’re papers please.

[gundog]

Seems like all of their competitor’s would have bought some, trying to figure out how they did it.

[lacrew]

If I ever see their truck, I’ll shut off the motor and coast by.

[Gen.Blather]

I have a TDI and it gets 40-43 mpg. It also performs like a speed demon. I’m happy with the car. My Suburban meets all its pollution requirements, but it gets from 12-16 mpg. It seems unlikely that the VW pollutes more than the Suburban. Something is wrong with the regulations.

[discostu]

Your car is emitting on a public roadway, the fumes that come out of it are open to collection. Just like having pot smell coming out of the window.

[The Antiyuppie]

I’ve got plenty of dog poop in my back yard. I wonder what spectroscopy would make of burning dog poop.

[Rio]

This is the first I've heard of this...

[terycarl]

I ran Import Auto Service in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana for many years...before this situation, but I guarantee that I would have found it...could I have cured the customers problems.....maybe, probably not. However, the customer would have been advised of my findings.....the cars got great mileage, just spewed a little too much meaningless carbon...

[Clay Moore]

Hmmmm. Inject propane into the exhaust tip, a spark plug and an ignition coil and a capacitor and resistor to cycle the coil, and a switch...

Wonder how fire proof their little sensor is?

Actually I am waiting for the day when I have my little CO/ combustible gas detector and walk over and test the exhaust coming out of the generator that runs their equipment. I am sure it comes out absolutely pure oxygen instead of the 700ppm CO like all the other little generators.