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Old 02-16-2018, 01:18 PM   #114
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Yes, there are cars with higher emissions and that is irrelevant.
It is relevant because that has been my point this entire time.

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and as per the legal requirements it can not be built at levels above that without testing and recertification.
Right, and testing and certification costs money. Those are what I would call administrative costs, which I acknowledged in my 2nd post ITT:

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Emissions doesn't makes sense unless it's on the administrative side. There's nothing measurable at the tailpipe that would prevent Subaru from using the red intake manifold.
My opinions after this 2nd post have obviously been centered on what comes out of the tailpipe. I never disagreed that meeting emissions regs costs money.
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