As the song set to an old Elvis song goes "On a used car lot out on the
edge of town
a liberal guy and a liberal girl buy a Yugo"
Ray
At 09:37 PM 12/6/97 -0600, Robert Allen wrote:
>Paul Hunt wrote:
>>
>> And what's this we UK-ers hear about Minivans and Cherokee-type vehicles
being
>> classed in the USA as small trucks and allowed to pump out 50% more
emissions than
>> cars?
>
>Watch it Paul, this is the land of the almighty V8 and we don't need
>your kind judging our transportation. Here in the great U.S.A. we got a
>democracy, the big 3 auto makers, and lobbyists. That's what made our
>country great.
>
>The _cars_ produced must meet a corporate fuel economy standard. Also we
>must make sure that, by volume, all of our vehicles do not pollute the
>air too much. We've pretty much got the tree-huggers, liberal college
>students, sierra weenies, librarians, and school teachers to buy into
>this. For them we have these disgusting, asthmatic, 1.5 liter econo
>boxes.
>
>That's what makes it legal for the old lady to take me for a ride in her
>275 (SAE NET) horsepower Z28. We have every right to blow 5.7 liters of
>sorta dirty air out for every revolution just the same as pedestrian
>cars blowing 1.5 liters of the same type of air.
>
>Also, the corporate fuel economy standards don't apply to over half of
>all vehicles sold -- trucks. So the Big Sport Utes can huff around at 14
>MPG while the civilized drivers steer the tiller, make phone calls, etc.
>And also my little, light weight Dodge Dakota can scoot around town with
>its 3.2 liter, 225 horse V8.
>
>It's a great system.
>
>Bob Allen, Kansas City, 69CGT, 75TR6, 95Z28, 96V8Dakota, and this dead
>Elva
>"I like my cars like I like my sex. Fast and stinky."
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