(snip)
I would be very surprised if that idea made it through your legislative body.
There have been attempts along that line by other states. All failed, largely
because the people who drive the "jalopies" are mostly the poor and the
elderly. The latter, of course, VOTE. The dealers argument is really without
merit. MOST pre-1980 cars are already out of service!
If the dealers were truly concerned about the environment they would partner
with charitable organizations to offer free, or reduced cost tune-ups to the
poor and elderly people who drive these cars. That would do a lot to clean up
emissions and reduce fuel consumption.
Regarding fitting a cat to a TR6, the heat these things make could turn the
interior into an oven. It would have to be very well shielded, which means that
it would probably hang lower thant the current exhaust plumbing. Imagine
driving a TR6 with less ground clearance??
My $.02 worth.
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