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People are going to drive cars in California. If new mileage standards are passed, cars will be sold in California that meet the standards. If not enough cars can be sold (very unlikely) and people in California are unable to buy cars, the suburban masses will protest and standards will be lowered. This is a democracy. Leave the issue to the states.
A Vauxhall is nothing more than another crappy GM car...
What does that have to do with the discussion? No one said anything about importing a European car.Oh, I see, this was meant to show that European cars don't get better gas mileage. :roll:
The Vauxhall Agila gets 62.8mpg and has a list price of £7,631.05 which is about 10k US. (for the show model which is more expensive than the base model)
Oh I think cars will be sold. I just think this pulls the plug on the American Auto Industry.
I say good riddance. If they aren't able to produce a decent car like the rest of the competition seems to be able to, then they deserve to fail.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TOUTING THE FREE MARKET?
I would LOVE to agree...
I just can't bring myself to overlook the 1 in 10 Americans who will be heavily effected by US auto industry failure.
I say good riddance. If they aren't able to produce a decent car like the rest of the competition seems to be able to, then they deserve to fail.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TOUTING THE FREE MARKET?
Seriously, they are going to fail eventually so why not now? 1 in 10 Americans will find work in some other industry. Hell, they may even go work for Toyota or Honda in one of their AMERICAN plants.
The number of newly laid off Americans filing claims for state unemployment benefits has soared to 589,000, while people continuing to draw claims climbed to 4.6 million, the government said last week. There's been such a crush that resources in New York, California and other states have run dry, forcing them to tap the federal government for money to keep paying unemployment benefits.
I say good riddance. If they aren't able to produce a decent car like the rest of the competition seems to be able to, then they deserve to fail.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TOUTING THE FREE MARKET?
The Ten Best-Selling Vehicles of 2008 - U.S. News Rankings and ReviewsThe top ten best-selling vehicles of 2008 were:
1. Ford F-Series
2. Chevrolet Silverado
3. Toyota Camry
4. Honda Accord
5. Toyota Corolla
6. Honda Civic
7. Nissan Altima
8. Chevrolet Impala
9. Dodge Ram
10. Honda CR-V
Oh I think cars will be sold. I just think this pulls the plug on the American Auto Industry.
Actually I asked
AH HA! Here we go, you are one arrogant snob you know that? Who the hell do you think you are to say what kinda car I, or anyone else should drive? I want an SUV. Something I can travel with my family in comfortably and safely, and for hauling stuff around. And I just like em.
I have a 2008 Ford Focus and it hits 35mpgh
Don't drive a small car... drive a hummer.
Oh I think cars will be sold. I just think this pulls the plug on the American Auto Industry.
That's not going to happen. They're not going to force you to buy a new car.Who said you can't continue to drive older cars? We still have people driving cars that don't have seatbelts! Go ask another 3rd grader for a different idea. :roll:
Fact of the matter is that big cars pose a threat to smaller cars and are almost entirely unnecessarily. The vast majority of SUVs only go off road when they crash.
Oh, so we're going to turn this thread into an anti-SUV thread now. Let's concentrate on the evils of SUVs and their horrible owners. Yes, it's SUVs that are endangering the entire globe, especially when conservatives drive them; because they are obviously not trying to save the planet when doing so.Or when they slip off the road because they are being driven by a bunch of Southerners who don't know how to drive in the snow. (I wish I was exagerrating about this.)
Oh, so we're going to turn this thread into an anti-SUV thread now. Let's concentrate on the evils of SUVs and their horrible owners. Yes, it's SUVs that are endangering the entire globe, especially when conservatives drive them; because they are obviously not trying to save the planet when doing so.
I'm not going to get into a long debate about SUVs, but it's not up to you, me or any legislature to decide what anyone else NEEDS.I was actually not being completely serious in the comment - it was more about the inability of SOutherners to be able to drive in the snow than about SUVs, but having said that, the vast majority of people who have SUVs don't need them. I have no desire to drive an SUV. They are hard to drive in a crowded urban environment and even harder to park.
I'm not going to get into a long debate about SUVs, but it's not up to you, me or any legislature to decide what anyone else NEEDS.
Well in the free market Americans tend to love big 'ol cars and trucks. Suburban housewives who want to drive around the neighborhood in monster trucks and take their off road vehicles to Costco on Sunday. Overseas they opt for much smaller faire. You can't talk about letting the California legislature force folks to give up their big cars while commenting on the free market in the same breath.
I'm not going to get into a long debate about SUVs, but it's not up to you, me or any legislature to decide what anyone else NEEDS.
True! They can however set minimum standards in their states that motivate manufacturers and consumers to make and buy more environmentally friendly vehicles.I'm not going to get into a long debate about SUVs, but it's not up to you, me or any legislature to decide what anyone else NEEDS.
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