As of 2004 it's illegal to buy any diesel passenger car in Massachusetts until they can meet the emissions rules, which is not expected until diesel fuel has a whole lot less sulphur in it. The EPA has mandated that diesel with l5 ppm sulphur or less be available starting in June of 2006. (See
Does anybody know anything about whether VW intends to sell cleaner TDI engines in 2007?
Also, since the rules allow TDI's to be registered in MA as used vehicles if they have more than 7500 miles on them I wonder if anyone would be interested in setting up a service that will buy new TDI cars out-of-state and drive them 7500 miles as quickly as possible then resell them. Since there's no other way to buy TDI cars here I expect there is some profit in such a service.
Since Massachusetts's policy is based on California's, I wonder if this scheme might also work to sell into the larger California market, or any state with similar rules.
Thoughts?
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