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nape View Member Profile	May 20 2009, 03:58 AM Post #2
Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,511 Joined: 14-November 04 From: Homer Glen, IL Member No.: 540	As a middle leaning Democrat, I think I need to run for office so I can go smack around the crazy, liberal wackos running the show right now. These standards are insane. If I was a domestic car maker, I'd kill off half-ton pickups and SUVs right now to even have a shot at this. If you want a "truck" buy a real truck. Yeah, it won't ride as nice, but do you really need a 4x4 Tahoe to take the kids to McDonalds?

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KeithO New Economy and Emissions Standards May 19 2009, 04:59 PM

trackbird The Corvette can do it, or get really close (not s... May 19 2009, 05:05 PM

CMC#5 I have no idea why in a country with as many intel... May 19 2009, 06:13 PM

trackbird Yea, but if you tax fuel to $5 a gallon, you... May 19 2009, 06:56 PM

mitchntx Al works in the petroleum industry ... of course h... May 19 2009, 07:13 PM

00 SS Well let's take a broader look at this. Right... May 19 2009, 07:51 PM

00 Trans Ram stupid - but I don't much care.There is no car... May 19 2009, 08:35 PM

StanIROCZ The good thing about this is that cars are going t... May 19 2009, 08:50 PM

nape As a middle leaning Democrat, I think I need to ru... May 20 2009, 03:58 AM

prockbp 39 mpg for cars by 2016.... What is the problem w... May 20 2009, 06:28 AM

Todd QUOTE (prockbp @ May 20 2009, 02:28 AM) 3... May 20 2009, 02:14 PM

CMC#5 I only used the Prius and Fiesta as examples of US... May 20 2009, 02:07 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (CMC#5 @ May 20 2009, 09:07 AM) Tax... May 20 2009, 04:21 PM

trackbird I think you'd be farther ahead to implement a ... May 20 2009, 02:31 PM

bubba353z QUOTE (trackbird @ May 20 2009, 10:31 AM)... May 20 2009, 03:41 PM

00 Trans Ram I don't get it. The overall environmental impa... May 20 2009, 02:38 PM

KeithO I guess I have a unique perspective. I think this... May 20 2009, 02:49 PM

TOO Z MAXX QUOTE (KeithO @ May 20 2009, 09:49 AM) I ... May 25 2009, 11:20 PM

00 SS Keith, I wouldn't call that opinion unique. I... May 20 2009, 03:09 PM

sgarnett I'm becoming ever more convinced that "fr... May 20 2009, 04:08 PM

CMC#5 No worries Mitch, I know you're easily confuse... May 20 2009, 05:18 PM

sgarnett Somewhere between Chicken Little and the Grasshopp... May 27 2009, 11:41 AM

sgarnett Al, I'm not even suggesting anything as lofty ... May 28 2009, 11:22 AM

tx_warrior QUOTE (sgarnett @ May 28 2009, 06:22 AM) ... May 28 2009, 02:46 PM

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c4racer And of course, we wouldn't want to do anything... Jun 4 2009, 05:56 AM

sgarnett What happened? Oil was cheap for a few months. Tha... Jun 4 2009, 11:20 AM

cccbock QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jun 4 2009, 07:20 AM) W... Jun 4 2009, 01:00 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (cccbock @ Jun 4 2009, 08:00 AM) I ... Jun 4 2009, 01:35 PM

cccbock For electric power, I think nuclear and solar are ... Jun 4 2009, 02:07 PM

CMC#5 Ideally we'd want to be the first to not requi... Jun 4 2009, 12:51 PM

c4racer I think the most chilling view into the future of ... Jun 4 2009, 04:06 PM

Eskimo QUOTE (c4racer @ Jun 4 2009, 12:06 PM) Wh... Jun 4 2009, 06:42 PM

KeithO Eskimo - That was part of the reason that I starte... Jun 4 2009, 07:14 PM

cccbock QUOTE (KeithO @ Jun 4 2009, 03:14 PM) Esk... Jun 5 2009, 03:58 PM

sgarnett I see a lot of auto parts in my future, but no new... Jun 4 2009, 11:26 PM

CMC#5 The glass is half full The glass is half empty The... Jun 5 2009, 08:35 PM

Mojave QUOTE (CMC#5 @ Jun 5 2009, 03:35 PM) The ... Jun 6 2009, 01:12 AM

mitchntx QUOTE (CMC#5 @ Jun 5 2009, 03:35 PM) The ... Jun 6 2009, 02:03 AM

sgarnett There is something good that comes from mpg - ligh... Jun 5 2009, 10:38 PM

sgarnett Isn't Formula One using regenerative braking n... Jun 6 2009, 02:18 AM

Mojave QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jun 5 2009, 09:18 PM) I... Jun 6 2009, 05:37 AM

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KeithO View Member Profile	May 19 2009, 04:59 PM Post #1
Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,647 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Pittsburgh, PA Member No.: 14	The supposed standards about to be enacted might make performance cars more difficult to get for a while. I am wondering if we aren't looking at new-car performance similar to what we saw from 1973 through around 1987... This is just more motivation for me to maintain my f-body. Do you guys think that we will be able to achieve this? Regardless, how slow do you think new cars will get before performance returns?