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catnhatnh

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9. Actually the modification is already deemed illegal by the EPA

Wed Aug 10, 2016, 09:52 PM

Aug 2016

...though enforcement is rare it is going to increase soon.

"Under the new law the maximum fine would be $5,000."

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/03/new-bill-seeks-5-000-fine-for-rolling-coal-.html

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Is rolling coal and being a progressive mutually exclusive? [View all] TheDonnasRule Aug 2016 OP

It wont increase the value of your truck. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2016 #1

It'll help make it a quick sale though Glamrock Aug 2016 #3

I frown on it Glamrock Aug 2016 #2

What was fun about it? Is there a performance difference, is it noise, or just petronius Aug 2016 #40

I can't explain why males are turned on by big loud engines Glamrock Aug 2016 #53

It will wear out your engine sooner. eom MohRokTah Aug 2016 #4

You know that's unspent fuel you are dumping into the environment, right? nt Snotcicles Aug 2016 #5

I don't see how rolling coal is beneficial to the environment MrScorpio Aug 2016 #6

Progressive is just a social construct. ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #7

Is taking a shit on your neighbors lawn? Loki Liesmith Aug 2016 #8

Actually the modification is already deemed illegal by the EPA catnhatnh Aug 2016 #9

I was behind a rolling coal truck yesterday dlwickham Aug 2016 #10

Enjoy the COPD that eventually comes with it. You can take advantage of that Obamacare policy. TheBlackAdder Aug 2016 #11

I only know that whenever I see a pickup truck belching a huge cloud of fine carbon particulate TexasProgresive Aug 2016 #12

100% incompatible in my book. cheapdate Aug 2016 #13

Agreed - it's so nasty and can give someone an asthma attack womanofthehills Aug 2016 #27

Yes bhikkhu Aug 2016 #14

Deliberately making your vehicle run shittily, even for free, is just dumb. LeftyMom Aug 2016 #15

I can see it in The Onion. Jerry442 Aug 2016 #56

File that gift certificate here.... Wounded Bear Aug 2016 #16

Welcome to DU alcibiades_mystery Aug 2016 #17

I am sensing a bit of hostility towards me in this thread. :( TheDonnasRule Aug 2016 #18

Don't worry about it Mendocino Aug 2016 #19

Thread winner DesertRat Aug 2016 #22

I suspect that's the reaction you were seeking SecularMotion Aug 2016 #23

Not hostility to you; hostility to the idea of 'rolling coal' muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #41

Is that Jeff Gordon? ileus Aug 2016 #43

How old are you? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #20

Chronologically? Or emotionally? TheDonnasRule Aug 2016 #21

The first question would be, is it a Ford 6.0? snooper2 Aug 2016 #24

Pretty much. Progressivism requires at least some intelligence. MineralMan Aug 2016 #25

Oh goody, another rolling coal freakout thread. Brickbat Aug 2016 #26

What is Trolling Coal? FSogol Aug 2016 #28

Here is an image - it's all you need to know. liberal N proud Aug 2016 #30

Definitely trolling coal. nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #37

Why would you want to dump more pollution into the air liberal N proud Aug 2016 #29

It's fucking disgusting. NT Adrahil Aug 2016 #31

Illegal in the eyes of the EPA. just like people used to do with catalytic converter bypass pipes. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #32

Well the Donnas may be OK with it OriginalGeek Aug 2016 #33

Personally, I wouldn't. backscatter712 Aug 2016 #34

I drive a Prius, so I have been rolled a few times. salin Aug 2016 #35

Do you plan on reselling your truck to a juvenile moron? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #36

Not really Calculating Aug 2016 #38

You forgot the T. Iggo Aug 2016 #39

If you can grap ponies and mileage I'd go for it....just to smoke a bunch...no. ileus Aug 2016 #42

Yes, absolutely. Xithras Aug 2016 #44

Are you talking about deliberately running the engine rich or removing the DPF? Calculating Aug 2016 #45

Deliberately over-fueling the engine. Xithras Aug 2016 #48

Elsewhere I asked if there was an actual function salin Aug 2016 #50

No, being a jerk is pretty much it. Throd Aug 2016 #51

I'd say it's definitely mutually exclusive with having intelligence. PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #46

is this OP real or satire? TheSarcastinator Aug 2016 #47

I suspect the same. Iggo Aug 2016 #54

It doesn't matter - Account status: Posting privileges revoked csziggy Aug 2016 #59

"Coal Rollers" are the "Open Carry" douches of the automotive world. Throd Aug 2016 #49

^^^ Ayup. Iggo Aug 2016 #52

And you can count on most of them to be carrying, too. MineralMan Aug 2016 #55

I was behind one of those assholes one day at times I couldn't see the road. doc03 Aug 2016 #57

Buh-bye coal roller! longship Aug 2016 #58

He got smoked. pintobean Aug 2016 #60

Lol. I figured as much. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #61

Yes. alarimer Aug 2016 #62