On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 09:47:45 -0800, you wrote:
>It's not just the Gen.Xers. I don't know if I am a late "baby boomer" or
>and early Gen. X, but the point is that these people are going totally
>crazy. The really serious among this group would like all of us to be
>using public transportation and electric mini cars. I believe that we
>shouldn't have cars that are spewing vast amounts of unburned fuel, CO,
>Nitrous Oxides, etc., but they shouldn't be making these sweeping
>generalizations of older cars and trucks. When I lived in Las Vegas, my 68
>Mustang (with numerous performance features) did better on the SMOG test
>than my friends 3 year old Toyota. What can we do to stop these people?
>
>Kevin Lake
>56 GMC Suburban/napco
Well, although this may not go over real good with many, it is the democrats
(almost without exception) who are the leading cause of virtually ALL of the
do-gooder programs (this being just one of many), IMHO. Vote republican and
THIS problem goes away. I truly mean this as a real solution to THIS problem,
and not a means of advancing my own politcal agenda, however, if you want to
flame, please do so directly to me and not on the list.
Rob
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>> From: MarkNoakes@aol.com
>> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] new possible clunker law in OR
>> Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 6:05 AM
>>
>> This is definitely a serious change in the approach to "clunker" laws and
>> definitely something we can't ignore--either from the legal side or from
>the
>> technical "how much emissions our trucks put out" side. Notice that this
>is
>> much more insidious than the TX law that someone else put on the list
>> recently. Even though this new approach is starting in Oregon, expect it
>to
>> spread to other states.
>>
>> In case you haven't noticed, H**da and F**d these days are both
>advertising
>> that they are voluntarily beating the current emissions standards--I
>doubt
>> that it can be done without computer-controlled fuel injection with its
>full
>> array of sensors and a catalytic converter. This is a very popular theme
>with
>> the Gen X crowd, who for the most part have no interest in vehicles as a
>> hobby. Along with having the latest safety features, this theme is also
>> gaining popularity with the older population. I'll have to get used to
>the
>> thought of anything 1981 and older as an antique unworthy of driving
>though.
>> Via connections with DOE, I also believe that the EPA will be imposing
>tighter
>> regulations in the future as well. . .and really look out if Al Gore is
>the
>> next president.
>>
>> You guys that run antique tags, keep the miles down, and mostly show your
>> truck might not have much to worry about, but I still hope to drive my
>> Suburban as my primary daily driver for many years when it's done . .
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