Can you link to this? I'm deeply skeptical.
Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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Can you link to this? I'm deeply skeptical.
If you are talking about a custom built one off vehicle, you could be right. But I think when it comes to mass produced vehicles there are federal and state laws that apply to the items I listed.
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The specific event I mentioned was in 2013/14... I have no idea where the original article is. Below is a link to the Washington Examiner that makes a very brief mention of it. Same with the second link from FedStuffs. If you Google "EPA Clean Water Act overreach", you will be shocked at some of the stuff they did. Specifically calling puddles and tire ruts full of standing water being renamed “disturbed wetlands” and regulated. There are hundreds... possibly thousands of cases reported over the last 9 years.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/i...ff-support-for-epa-water-rule/article/2602236
http://www.feedstuffs.com/story-report-confirms-epas-clean-water-act-overreach-45-146903
The specific event I mentioned was in 2013/14... I have no idea where the original article is. Below is a link to the Washington Examiner that makes a very brief mention of it. Same with the second link from FedStuffs. If you Google "EPA Clean Water Act overreach", you will be shocked at some of the stuff they did. Specifically calling puddles and tire ruts full of standing water being renamed “disturbed wetlands” and regulated. There are hundreds... possibly thousands of cases reported over the last 9 years.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/i...ff-support-for-epa-water-rule/article/2602236
http://www.feedstuffs.com/story-report-confirms-epas-clean-water-act-overreach-45-146903
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Nope. I used to be a licensed State Safety Inspector. We had a reference guide and there was a lot of references to "if exists"... especially doors, door latches, suspension parts, etc. Lights were among them.
EDIT: Windshield wipers are another one. Not required by law here in VA. But, if they are present, they need to be in proper working order.
Pretty similar to Washington except they require them in inclimate weather
We are not talking older vehicles that were manufactured before some of the requirements. In other words, if it didn't come from the factory with side mirrors, they may be exempted. We are talking about newly manufactured cars that are required to meet Federal and State safety standards.
The Washington law doesn't reference age...
Does it mention anything about the original existence of a part. In other words, if the car didn't come with air bags, the law doesn't require you to install air bags.
Yes... same here. If you don't have wipers, head lights, tail lights, you can't operate the vehicle during inclement weather or during darkness.
Same in VA. Its been a few years, but IIRC the only real exemptions based on age would be classic and antique cars/trucks, that are registered as such, were/are exempt from emissions regs.
Same here. Emissions, fenders and a few other things.
VA has similar laws when it comes to some items.
Wipers are required in wa. Unless older than 1938
I stand corrected. Washington requires headlamps. It specifies elsewhere when they have to be on.
Since it's been awhile I figured I'd take a look at the code of Virginia. It looks like there are a lot of things that were added where manufacturing dates were specified. I guess I've been out of the loop for too long.
Most of the stuff that I saw that was date specific were relating to automobiles manufactured without windshields prior to 1938 as well as some other restrictions with regards to seat belt types and airbags relating to 1996.
I was able to verify that headlights, tail lights, blinkers in windshield wipers are not required unless you're driving in conditions of darkness or reduced visibility of less than a thousand feet due to the conditions other than darkness.
Most of the stuff that I saw that was date specific were relating to automobiles manufactured without windshields prior to 1938 as well as some other restrictions with regards to seat belt types and airbags relating to 1996.
I was able to verify that headlights, tail lights, blinkers in windshield wipers are not required unless you're driving in conditions of darkness or reduced visibility of less than a thousand feet due to the conditions other than darkness.
Agreed, I'd MUCH rather technical discussion on the new beast, until then.....we wait.
-J
I just went up on the Chicago Auto Show website and there was no mention of the 2019 GT500. I think we may have been mislead.
More Ford vehicles at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show
More Ford vehicles at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show
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