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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0
I think there is a big distinction between the two. A car can be exceeding the speed limit going 6mph in a 5mph zone. How slow would you require manufactures make cars? They could eventually create autonomous systems to prevent speeding when the technology catches up to all vehicles, but what you are describing isn't the same as creating a ECU tool to avoid detection during emissions testing. If manufactures produced a car that jammed radar detectors or had automatic strobe lights to block traffic cameras at intersections or went into stealth mode when a helicopter radar was on them then that would be different.
I think what you were thinking is that manufactures could, and thus should, prevent exceeding the highest top speed of a public road like 85mph. They could do this in the future, as mentioned, and only unlock the car if it is on a private road or track, but this isn't currently realistic. Were you against VW getting fined for their role in emissions cheat devices? If not then why defend these guys? Do you think the EPA should be softer on these guys? Whether we are talking about speeding or modifying a car illegally, it is a crime and part of the risk, so no one, including me, has a right to complain when it is their or my turn getting caught.
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Side note: The technology exists to quite easily monitor and limit speed by gps on most major roads and highways. Android Auto tells me my speed and the speed limit and is quite accurate. Nobody actually wants it so far so that's why it's not a thing. But that is another matter entirely.
Look, I am annoyed by coal rollers and pops/bangs as much as anyone else. The problem is that under the letter of the law there's no difference between making an inlet tube, your kswap kit, or tuning for coal rolling. The fact that you choose to drive on the street with your k swapped car means, according to the ruling, the EPA should go after k power (I think you used their kit iirc?) for developing the kit and selling it to you, regardless of their warnings about off road only use. I think that is wrong.
VW is different because they lied about it and defrauded their customers. There's a difference in developing something for motorsports and saying it outright vs developing something for consumers and straight up lying about it's compliance.