Huh? What body orifice did they pull that gem from?
I doubt that a 15 year period ever produced a 100 fold improvement in emissions, even covering the switch from carburetors to fuel injection and catalytic converters.
I drive a 1997 Neon with 258k miles. It doesn't smoke, and the OBDII control system would trigger a code if any of the emissions system was malfunctioning.
They probably got it from a thirty year old Ralph Nader propaganda piece, and think it's true now, because liberals are stupid.
Environmentalism.
They are true believers.
It’s their religion...................
enviro - MENTAL - ism..................