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Originally Posted by nesslar
Do you drink heavily? ....'86 with less than 70K....it's called a "911"....
Actually the Wife has a newer Corolla S and really likes it!
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Easy Nesslar, it was meant in good humor, not as a insult. I apologize if it was taken the wrong way.
A little background of what I was thinking:
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Originally Posted by Steve W
Back in 83-84, a customer of mine worked for CARB testing and evaluating new cars for their emissions levels and compliance with California emissions standards. Out of the hundreds of foreign and domestic cars that were tested, the 3.2 actually tested to be the second cleanest of all the cars, next to something like a Toyota Tercel. This shows how overly aggressive Porsche was with detuning these motors to meet emissions as it was their first time dealing with electronic fuel injection, and the uncertainty of how it would fare in the long run along with the unknown of what the rules were going to be with respect to future emissions standards.
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What is a "California Car"?
If my memory was better I would have called it a Tercel instead.
Cheers,
Joe