This type of bill has come up before and I believe the last time it
came up at a state level (California) it got shot down.
The premise of 'old cars' and mpg ratings is a joke! The current
U.S. new car average is something like 22 mpg (all inclusive)
SUV's and pickups don't have the same mpg and efficiency
(and for that fact - Safety) requirements of 'passenger' cars
SUV's, nationally, nearly matched passenger cars sales the last
two years running.
How many of your lbcs only get 9-12 mpg like some newer SUV's
out there. Even imports are only averaging in the upper 20's these days.
Luxury imports...ha! Many get have the mpg my Spit does.
Sure there are plenty of old 'American iron' cars out there that
only get in the 'teens' or less mpg wise, but these cars are not on the road
in any real numbers 7 days a week.
Paul Tegler ptegler@gouldfo.com www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From <DLancer7676 at cs.com>
To: <ptegler@cablespeed.com>; <davriker@pacbell.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: URGENT FEDERAL SCRAPPAGE ALERT
In a message dated 1/1/02 10:04:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ptegler@cablespeed.com writes:
> . These laws are designed
> to 'unclutter' the countryside of the approx.
> 2 million cars a year that are 'left on the side of the road'
> or in the field etc etc.
>
>
I have trouble believing this, Paul, as the Scrappage language is part of an
"energy" bill and not a beautification bill. It seems to be a collusion
between the government and the automobile industry, in view of the proposed
credit provided for new car purchases, to eventually exterminate automobiles
over 15 years of age. I have been given, for free, cars that have been
utilized for parts. Under this Bill, the owners of these cars would not give
them to enthusiasts like you or me--they would sell them to the government
for MONEY and new car purchase credits. As to the disposition of the then
"scrapped" car, that seems to be left to the discretion and interpretation of
whoever is adminsitering the Bill. It COULD include crushing.
--David C.
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