Re: Late A4

["Ed Hanway" <hanway@vampire.cineon.kodak.com>]

Steven Buchholz writes:

>... you may want to look into the CA requirements Karl ... if you purchased
>the car within 90 days of moving to CA you may be required to pay the sales
>tax in any case.

Yes, this is almost certainly true.  States do not like the lost use tax (aka
sales tax) on new cars brought in from out of state.

>  You may also have to deal with importing a car with less
> than 7500 miles that is not equipped to meet CA emissions standards

This may not be a problem.  My '96 A4Q purchased in New York meets CA
emissions standards -- at least according to the EPA sticker under the hood.
I'll know for sure in a few days when I get it registered in California.

I don't know for sure, but I'd bet that all US A4's are certified for all
50 states.  (It may be not be the case -- NY, MA and CA emissions all show up
as zero cost options on the sticker -- other states could be different.)  To
be sure, take a look under the hood of one at the dealer in Atlanta and make
sure the magic word "California" appears on the emissions sticker.

--
Ed Hanway  <hanway@kodak.com>
Eastman Kodak Company, Palo Alto, CA