Re: California Emissions Regs

[Arun Rao <rao@pixar.com>]

Peter Henriksen wrote:
> 
> On that same note, but in reverse (uhm, it made sense when I wrote it.
> Really.): does my 200, which is a CA car, have any special emissions
> equipment on it?
>
> >From:  Richard Matthew Shockey[SMTP:rms8k@faraday.clas.virginia.edu]
> >Sent:  Tuesday, April 23, 1996 12:36 PM
> >To:    quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> >Subject:       California Emissions Regs
 I know
> >it will be expensive, but does it actually stand a chance of
> >passing their emissions? It passed PA's about a month ago and
> >it's running pretty well. 


	California emissions requirements may be tougher than
	that of other states', but that isn't the problem -- the
	CARB (California Automotive Repair Bureau) charges $350
	if you bring in a car first registered in another state,
	regardless of whether it passes the smog test.
	
	Modern cars in good condition have little trouble passing
	the test. If a car doesn't pass for some reason, you have
	to show that you've spent at least $450 trying to get it
	fixed. If it still doesn't pass, you get a one-year,
	non-renewable exemption.

	There is little difference between CA and non-CA cars, at
	least in recent years (except the sticker under the hood).
	The annoying thing is that they won't let the manufacturer
	retrofit the CA modifications to your car and waive the
	$350 -- they'd rather get the money and let you continue
	to pollute! Sounds hypocritical to me, unless I'm missing
	something.

	Welcome to CA!

	-Arun


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Arun Rao
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