I might be mistaken, but I seem to recall something in the Calif. papers
long ago that stated that the "new" car manufactures had more to do with
new smog laws then just giving money and providing legal and writing staff.
Mark
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> From: Shane F. Ingate <ingate@shiseis.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Used cars [was Smog II, III,...]
> Date: Thursday, September 25, 1997 11:54 AM
>
> Thomas Howard wrote:
> > also there is some pressure to
> > rid the state of old cars so that new cars may be purchased
>
> An idle statistic for you all to mull over; in 1996, 41 million
> used cars changed ownership in the USA, constituting more than
> 3/4s of all car sales. The net worth of the used-car sales was
> $360 billion. [Reference: Bureau of Consumer Affairs].
>
> My hand-calculator tells me that the average used-car sale was $8780.
>
> Clearly, if the state/federal Govt could cut into this market and
> increase the sale of new cars, a LOT of money (through sales tax,
> luxury tax, gas-guzzler tax, etc) is to be made. Auto manufacturers
> would be laughing all the way to the bank.
>
> Shane Ingate in San Diego
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