California cars vs. elsewhere

Thanks. That's really all I care about is if there's a big performance
drop. If there's not and it complies with CA regs, it's all good.


"Just Taylor" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:03:02 GMT, "Pete Stolz" >
> wrote:
>
>>Hi guys,
>>I'm thinking about buying an '04 S4. I'm searching the whole country for
>>one and I'm wondering if California cars should be avoided because of the
>>emissions regs that manufacturers are forced to comply with. I know this
>>might not be PC for some of you and I apolgize for that, but I live in
>>Wisconsin and we don't have to comply with CA's regs. I am sensitive to
>>the
>>issues. I have an old Jeep CJ that I modified for power, but I did go the
>>extra mile to insure it runs very clean (cleaner than stock but with a
>>hell
>>of a lot more power and better mileage!). So please, don't jump all over
>>me
>>for being pro-smog. I like my clean air, too.
>>Is there a difference in CA cars? Should I avoid one from there, or is
>>one
>>OK? What kind of power loss can I expect if any?
>
> Are you certain cars in WI don't already meet CA regs in the first
> place? For all I know they may and you are not charged. From what I
> have seen there is no performance loss between cars that meet CA regs
> and cars that don't...
>
> If you find a good '04 S4 that is CA go for it... you won't be
> disappointed!
>
>
> --
> Taylor
>
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