On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote: > Good deal, Neil. Glad to hear you're good with the State. It sounds like > BC has at least a clue, when it comes to testing for emmissions. .....
Thanks Don! Yah it may be that our *province* <grin> has a good thing going. There is some B.S. involved, but overall it's helped improve the air. Of note: emissions testing is not province wide. AFAIK, it's limited to the lower mainland. (Vancouver et al)
> Or, here's one...My pal needed a new vehicle recently. He found through > his accountant that if he bought one that weighed over 6000lbs, he could > get a $25k tax break.
I recall seeing in the movie "Who Killed The Electric Car?" mention of that tax break. Pretty sad in a way..... (and not to start a thread on that issue! <smile> My Vanagon runs much cleaner now. Engine and it's management system aside, I think adding a cat *really* helped. (that year of gas engine Vanagon is not required to have a cat up here) Neil. |
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