OK, this is probably the dumbest question ever asked here but...
06-30-2008, 06:14 PM
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OK, this is probably the dumbest question ever asked here but...
I'm looking to help my Mom buy a new to her car and she keeps insisting that if I get her a car that was built for California, she will have issues with it in Virginia because of different emission requirements...
I mean, that is completely retarded...right? Anyone ever hear of this nonsense? I can't find anything when googling...
I mean, that is completely retarded...right? Anyone ever hear of this nonsense? I can't find anything when googling...
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If anything, it would be the other way around.
California usually adopts the stringent emissions first, followed by the rest of the country.
They went OBD-II a full year earlier (1988) than the rest of the US, for example.
2010 diesel regs were adopted last year.
California usually adopts the stringent emissions first, followed by the rest of the country.
They went OBD-II a full year earlier (1988) than the rest of the US, for example.
2010 diesel regs were adopted last year.
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May not apply to your case, but Florida now charges a fee to bring a car into the state, that was previously registered out of state.
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06-30-2008, 07:31 PM
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Exactly what they said, California emmisions requirments are amongst the strictest in the nation, she will have no problems passing emmisions in another state.
As for the second post, he is also correct, more and more states are requiring "safty inspections" and emmisions tests for people who relocate from another state and attemp to register their automobiles in their new state. This is just another way for the state to make money. I have friends that moved to Philly, PA and had to pay hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars in fees for each vehicle to get there cars registered and then they had "safty inspections" every couple years on top of that.
As for the second post, he is also correct, more and more states are requiring "safty inspections" and emmisions tests for people who relocate from another state and attemp to register their automobiles in their new state. This is just another way for the state to make money. I have friends that moved to Philly, PA and had to pay hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars in fees for each vehicle to get there cars registered and then they had "safty inspections" every couple years on top of that.
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Exactly what they said, California emmisions requirments are amongst the strictest in the nation, she will have no problems passing emmisions in another state.
As for the second post, he is also correct, more and more states are requiring "safty inspections" and emmisions tests for people who relocate from another state and attemp to register their automobiles in their new state. This is just another way for the state to make money. I have friends that moved to Philly, PA and had to pay hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars in fees for each vehicle to get there cars registered and then they had "safty inspections" every couple years on top of that.
As for the second post, he is also correct, more and more states are requiring "safty inspections" and emmisions tests for people who relocate from another state and attemp to register their automobiles in their new state. This is just another way for the state to make money. I have friends that moved to Philly, PA and had to pay hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars in fees for each vehicle to get there cars registered and then they had "safty inspections" every couple years on top of that.
06-30-2008, 07:45 PM
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What does a damaged engine or cats have to do with where she lived? Is she worried about getting the correct replacment parts? If that is her concern she need not be concerned, when the dealer service department keys in here VIN number they will know it is a California emmisions car, they will replace the part with the same California emmision equipment.
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What does a damaged engine or cats have to do with where she lived? Is she worried about getting the correct replacment parts? If that is her concern she need not be concerned, when the dealer service department keys in here VIN number they will know it is a California emmisions car, they will replace the part with the same California emmision equipment.
Like I said, it doesn't make any sense to me. A friend of hers' brother said he had engine trouble with a car he bought from California and blamed it on the cars are built differently.
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While California does mandate the use of oxygenated fuels, it is no different than any other large metro areas in the rest of the nation in that regard. EPA-deemed "air quality action areas" are also subject to the same requirements. Chicago and New York are two such examples; our fuel energy density and subsequent mileage suffers as a consequence.
I doubt that it would have a significant impact on emissions-control devices, however.
I doubt that it would have a significant impact on emissions-control devices, however.
