Smoke signals, eh?

You know, I actually work not to be a knee-jerk commenter, so I was going to give the "coal-rollin'" story a miss, but between my interest in clean air and fondness for looking into cultural clashes, okay--you've got me.

Here's what made me actually have to go for it:

Today kids will spend anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 modifying their pickups for this sole purpose; adding smoke stacks and smoke switches (which trick the engine into thinking it needs more gas), or even revamping the entire fuel system.

 Really? Up to 5 grand? Because on some level, clean air makes one...kind of cheesed off?

Huh.You ever have one of those great days when you're enjoying the open road, it's like 80 degrees and you open the sunroof and then you just feel sad because, damn it. You miss the special character only a thick black plume of burnt fuel which you are for some reason paying extra to waste gives the air around you.

That's just...special.