Instead, the owners are upgrading them by installing pollution-trapping catalysts and filters.

Its new owner has already upgraded the menu and will soon separate the restaurant from the bakery and glass in an outside patio.

Furthermore, since the 2002 is a "tinkerer's car," many owners have upgraded their regular 2002s with tii hardware to increase performance.

The current owners are remodeling the inn and upgrading the observatory.

Such changes were usually made available as kits to enable existing owners to retrospectively upgrade their own cars.

But as owners have upgraded their properties, the typical practice has been to remove them.

And the new owners can upgrade the house using eco-friendly materials and energy-saving appliances over the years.

The owner, Hexalon, a Dutch pension fund, had bought the property in the 80's and upgraded it, increasing its value.

(Current owners can upgrade to Version 7 for $49.95.)

The company announced that Brazilian owners of previous system configurations can upgrade to the new one for free.