Booker C. Bense wrote:

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> Larry > wrote:
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>>No...you can't bring in a "new" TDI to Calif, as the car is not Calif
>>Emissions Certified.
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> _ That's nonsense. They were available in 2002. The reason they
> have largely disappeared from California lots is the Toureg and
> California's fleet pollution regulations. VW makes a lot more
> money on Touregs than TDI Golfs. But they can't sell both and
> meet the fleet polution standards, so very few TDI's if any are
> shipped to California.

According to vw.com, neither 1.9 TDI nor V10 TDI models are available in
CA, NY, MA, VT, or ME.

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Mike Smith