Buckstopper
Adventurer
Buckstopper was being a drama queen - here is the actual law that was not only proposed but was also passed:
There will always be losers with rules like this, but if it's for the better good....so be it, a handful of enthusiasts like @Buckstopper getting caught up in this isn't a reason to bail on it. Like what @85_Ranger4x4 suggested, the older trucks are just continually recycled and nobody was jumping to new ones....the air isn't getting any cleaner, gotta do something.Lawmakers Approve New Diesel Truck Regulations For Portland
Amid a flurry of last-minute votes on Sunday, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill regulating diesel trucks in the Portland metro area.www.opb.org
Nick - I don't think I am being a drama queen here. I was referring to HB 2020 which didn't pass. It would have effectively banned my 2005 (pre 2010) medium duty (between 14000 and 26000 Lb GVW) truck in the year 2025. Frankly HB 2007 that did pass may do that as well. It got passed while I was in Alaska this summer and I didn't read the whole thing until now. Part of the rational for getting this passed was that California and Washington already have similar laws and Oregon doesn't want their old trucks and construction equipment. - I can't confirm that and haven't tried but its clear that diesel, or at least "old" diesel is in the crosshairs.
If this new law does what I think it does, I've got 5 years to figure out what to do. I don't really want to sell it and a retrofit of a DEF system to this truck isn't likely...Mitsubishi has bailed on diesel and is only selling gas trucks now. Perhaps convert it to an EV and skip fossil fuel altogether.
The private people that want to drive a 20+ year old truck are generally not the same people that want a new truck so you really are not saving anything that way either. It isn't like they are not selling new trucks... like hand over fist because everybody still has to have the latest and greatest. The private citizen that drives old iron either does it because they can't afford any better or because they are an enthusiast.
The problem is that the laws are not making exception for "the private people that want to drive a 20+ year old truck" even though we are really not adding much pollution in the big scheme of things especially compared to the impact of scraping a perfectly good truck and building a new one.
This has gone pretty far off the original topic but it ties back. The OP is considering what to get that would be a 500,000 mile truck for him. Part of that decision is diesel or gas. Driving 500,000 miles would take me probably 30 years or so and they will likely take my keys away long before then but its a long time for a truck. A lot can and will happen in 30 years. The Fuso will be 20 years old with way less than 500k on it when it will be taken off the road by the powers that be. My comment in my original post still stands - I'm not sure I want to risk getting burned again and buy a diesel truck even though it would be my preference. No drama, just the reality of politics and the world we live in now.
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ps - Nick you can be the first to contribute to my gofundme to replace the Fuso. No drama here