On 4/17/2011 2:40 PM, Darren New wrote:
> On 4/17/2011 14:16, Patrick Elliott wrote:
>> The problem isn't that people
>> "shipping" to California would match those standards, its that people 10
>> feet across a damn state line don't have to. :p
>
> My point is that it's hard to buy a car outside of California that
> doesn't match California standards, because it's too expensive to retool
> for two different versions of the cars any more. If you buy a Toyota
> while you live in Texas or New York, you're going to get one that meets
> CA emission standards. And you won't have to pay to bring it into CA.
>
> Maybe that's not the case with Detroit cars, but I would be surprised.
>
Well, I get your point. The problem, unfortunately, is old, used cars, 
in states that don't require those standards be "maintained". Net result 
= unless its a brand new car...

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