[Vwdiesel] Fw: diesel inspection in NJ for any diesel guys with cars olde...

[Erik Lane]

Interesting. Here in Oregon the DEQ exempts personal trucks over
something like 8500 or 8600 lbs if they're diesel. So of course just
about any diesel pickup/suv/van will have a GVWR of 8550 or whatever
is just a hair over the limit. I assumed that it was that way in most
if not all states - why else would the limit be almost exactly the
same as the rating of the vehicle? But I never actually looked into
it.

Erik

On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 2:04 PM,  <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 9/17/2010 10:12:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> eriklane at gmail.com writes:
>
>> I bet I know what weight range all the diesel SUV/pickups fall in..... :)
>>
>> No doubt their influence is the reason for the narrow exemption.
>>
>
>  I had that thought as well but in WA, the only time you pay attention to
> tonnage is when you're buying it, IE trucks.  Passenger vehicles just get a
>
> plate but trucks (and my Quattro somehow had truck plates when I got it,
> the only advantage they could think of for that was it would allow parking
> in
> loading zones) pay for tonnage and you can buy what tonnage you want to
> pay for, need to be legal, or figure you can get lucky and not get caught
> going
> over!
>    Loren
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