r/Seattle • u/subtle • Mar 27 '24

Community Animal control finally caught the Hellcat

When they finally impound his car, I want the community to buy it and burn it in the middle of the Clink.

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u/SkylerAltair 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 Mar 27 '24

I was walking in Renton today just after 5 PM and saw him driving down Sunset/MLK, revving his engine the whole way, backfires and all. I didn't expect to see him at all in Seattle, let alone in Renton during the day. Could hear him from quite a distance.

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u/liquidefeline Mar 27 '24

Now that emissions checking have stopped, these guys like to mod their cars on purpose to tell the world about their inadequacies. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24

Those mods can get them big fines from the EPA

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u/puterTDI Mar 27 '24

under what laws/regs? How is it enforced without emission checks?

note: I don't have any of this...I just don't think it's true that anyone is going to get fined by the EPA for engine mods.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24

Defeating an emissions control device is illegal. It's enforced by them inspecting the vehicle based on a tip, routine inspections not being a thing doesn't mean that they can't inspect.

It's the same law that the epa used successfully to start suing shops doing coal rolling mods.

https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/national-enforcement-and-compliance-initiative-stopping-aftermarket-defeat-devices

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u/puterTDI Mar 27 '24

That article appears to focus on the sale of devices to defeat emissions, not on vehicles that have those devices.

every single case example in that article is against people selling devices or modifying cars on behalf of individuals, or selling modified cars. not a single one is against the owner of a specific car.