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“But yes, a big impact, but probably small compared to the cost of doing nothing, and I agree, simply find a way to make our own DEF, rather than outsourcing every damn thing.”

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The bed’s made, all that’s left to do is lie in it.

Only dealers have the complete software package. In fact, usually it’s only dealers that have the software package at all.

Also, when guys delete their def systems, which is illegal, that’s a permanent alteration. They have to make changes to the turbo chargers, or the turbos will burn out.

Any manufacturer designed “temporary” deletion would have to make similar changes to the turbo. Turbo’s cost anywhere from 5 to 10K.

So, even if the manufactures were to come up with a temporary workaround, and even if you could overcome the logistical problem of getting over a million trucks in and out of the dealers and back on the road (LOL!), who would pay for it? Cost would be at least 10 to 15K per truck. That’s 10 Billion minimum to temporarily disable then re-enable.

Is Biden going to pay 10 Billion to have a million trucks fouling up the air for 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, 5 years, who knows how long?

You get into a kinetic war with China and Russia, you think they are going to still ship you urea so that you can fertilize your crops and run your trucks?

What they are going to do is dehydrated food. Makes the most sense, I’d be surprised if they were not already gearing up the manufacturing facilities.

You send each American whatever weight you decide a person needs on a monthly basis in dehydrated calories and nutrition. That ensures the depression is survivable. Whatever other food they can come across and afford, like a monthly visit to the sole Taco Bell left in the city, will supplement the government gruel.

As far as the rest of the stuff delivered on trucks, we will just do without or buy used.

Latest possible time frame for, “OMG Deprission 2.0,” is shortly after midterm elections. They are hanging by a thread now.