Modifying Your Car Could Be Against The Law...

[dirtfan21]

I hope this gets all of you as fired up as I am right now.

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/20/automakers-gearheads-car-repairs/

[RyanbabZ71]

Won't happen

 

 

Ryan

[Chris]

Deere is backing this now. Saying the independents are not as experienced and can screw something up

[darkfox1]

This is a tandem dumptruck load of BS.

 

The way the law is written it even tries to shut out private repair shops and aftermarket parts.

 

Never happen..

 

Its typical of big business these days though.. instead of trying to compete with better products they try to use the power of government to stop their competition with the threat of violence.

 

not only should this be struck down, but the people proposing it should be prosecuted. It's not illegal to grease the palms of politicians to punish your competition, but it sure should be.

[dirtfan21]

I'm not a tin foil hat type of person, but this is a bit disturbing that it has gained enough traction to report on. Too many times have I said "No way will that legislation go through" and it ends up happening. Pretty sad if one day I could get fined or arrested for doing an oil change or putting a lift and tires on my truck.

[darkfox1]

I agree. Sometimes I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. Or rather, I'm one of the few that isn't.

 

This doesn't hold water though. What they're saying is that consumers are too stupid to work on their own vehicles so we need to claim copyright to protect them. This makes no sense and is unfounded with no level of proof.

 

If someone modifies their vehicle by disabling air bags.. well thats on them. If they modify their engine to run too lean and blow it up.. thats on them. There's really no evidence that what they're saying is a rational step.

 

ESPECIALLY after GM's little incident with ignition problems.. they can't argue that the factory/manufacturer knows better either.

[MikeNH]

It won't go. The automotive aftermarket has tremendous lobbying power.

[RyanbabZ71]

Next we won't be able to mow out lawns

 

 

Ryan

[Chris]

It won't go. The automotive aftermarket has tremendous lobbying power.

That is one of the main purposes of SEMA

[Cowpie]

I have dealt enough with government regulations from a business standpoint over the years to know that, while something may not have traction this year in getting implemented, you had better be ready for it to get implemented in the following years. There have been a lot of regulations and laws that have gotten fully implemented over the years that many said would never happen. Government hacks have to find ways to justify their positions and budgets and are always on the lookout for another area to regulate. It is what they live for. And the OEM's are more than willing to reach out and have government do their dirty work agains the consumer for them.

[dirtfan21]

This just trumps the American way in all shapes and forms. This country was built on ingenuity, making existing things better, and thinking outside of the box, this will put an end to that in the auto industry. I am a huge race fan and racing was born from modifying factory cars and engines to get the edge on the next guy. In the big picture this affects way more than just a person wrenching on their personal vehicle. This sets a precedent that changes our lives as a whole. What's next? We can't remodel our homes because we aren't qualified to do home renovations in the governments eyes?

 

I'm starting to feel like I moved to a communist country where the government gives me a leash, not a democracy where the people give the government their leash.

[dirtfan21]

http://www.wired.com/2015/04/dmca-ownership-john-deere/

 

Another article.

[Cowpie]

Well, dirtfan, I sure feel your pain. But this is the country over 3/4 of the people in American want. How do I arrive at that figure? Simple. 50% of the eligible voters don't vote. They passively want what is going on. Of the 50% that do vote, over half of them actually want this nanny type of government. So, essentially, over 3/4 of the people in the U.S are for this kind of thing. Have realized over the years, that my time in the military was a total waste. Supposedly protecting America from communism during the cold war, but to only find out later that what we were protecting Americans from is actually what they wanted. It is what it is.

[KARNUT]

Pay attention and vote, vote for people who go by the constitution and all will be well. Otherwise you'll keep getting ( we have to pass it to see what's in it) how's that working for you.

 

 

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[dirtfan21]

You are correct on that, but as long as they keep paying lazy piles of crap to stay at home and leach off the government they will keep wanting this style of government and more. I'm 28 years old but was raised on a grain farm in a very blue collar part of Indiana. To be honest I don't know what it is like to not work hard and pay your own way, I'm not too good to push a broom or flip burgers if my job was over tomorrow. That trend is fading in the country as a whole, I feel it has left the blue collar nature it was built on and is migrating toward the idea of let's just pay someone else to do it for me. That or I feel like everyone just wants a hand out now, like they are entitled to something.

 

I just feel like my generation is at a point where we could be the problem or we could fix the problem. My fiance is a school teacher, and the stories she tells me of parents blaming the school for their kid's issues instead of disciplining the child or taking responsibility of the problem themselves is a 180 degree turn around from 10 years ago.

 

Sorry for the vent, I'm just tired of things these days. I can do things myself Uncle Sam, stay out of my way of life.