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In reply to the discussion: Conservatives Are Purposely Making Their Cars Spew Black Smoke To Protest Obama And Environmentalist [View all]HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)These are diesel-engine trucks. Diesel smoke is mostly soot particulates, enviromentally not as bad as smoke from a gas engine.
Overall, I'd caution people to curb their "outrage". First of all, that is their intent, to piss people off. React accordingly, and it's Mission Accomplished. Just like peep with tatoos and piercings. Ignore it, and the "fad" will quickly go away. I say "fad", because we're probably not talking big numbers here... probably only a few hundred trucks, nationwide... we're not talking many thousands. The companies that produce and install the kits will soon find out they don't sell enough to be profitable. Just a guess, but such a kit and installation might be about $2500 or so? After spewing smoke a few times, it will get old. At least the morons didn't send the $2500 to a conservative political candidate, where the damage is long term. There's also questions about voided warranty, legality (esp. in Cali. ), and resale value.
So all in all, let the morons display their foolishness. Laugh at them. Take pictures, caption them, and post on social media. When the rednecks figure out they're not getting the reaction they're looking for, but are being laughed at, then this will be fairly short-lived.