[Vwdiesel] No 2004 TDIs allowed in MA, workaround?

[Roger Brown]

Interesting USENET post:

> Subject: 	No 2004 TDIs allowed in MA, workaround?
> Date: 	Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:22:28 -0400
> From: 	"abroadst" <abroadst at nospam.hotmail>
> Newsgroups: 	rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
> 
> As of 2004 it's illegal to buy any diesel passenger car in Massachusetts
> until they can meet the emissions rules, which is not expected until diesel
> fuel has a whole lot less sulphur in it. The EPA has mandated that diesel
> with l5 ppm sulphur or less be available starting in June of 2006. (See
> http://mass.gov/dep/bwp/daqc/files/lev/dieselqa.htm.)
> 
> Hopefully at that point it will be possible to sell European-spec TDI
> engines with emissions scrubbers (something like catalytic converters I
> think) here.
> 
> Does anybody know anything about whether VW intends to sell cleaner TDI
> engines in 2007?
> 
> Also, since the rules allow TDI's to be registered in MA as used vehicles if
> they have more than 7500 miles on them I wonder if anyone would be
> interested in setting up a service that will buy new TDI cars out-of-state
> and drive them 7500 miles as quickly as possible then resell them. Since
> there's no other way to buy TDI cars here I expect there is some profit in
> such a service.
> 
> Since Massachusetts's policy is based on California's, I wonder if this
> scheme might also work to sell into the larger California market, or any
> state with similar rules.
> 
> Thoughts?

-- 
   Roger