[KeithO]

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?

[c4racer]

And of course, we wouldn't want to do anything to reduce our dependance on foreign oil, now would we?
Like maybe build some nuclear plants, so we can phase out the use of coil and oil for electricity?
Or drill domestically? Gee there is a thought.
I seem to recall both presidential candidates talking about these things during the campaign.
What happened to those ideas?

no - instead we are throwing billions at solar and wind, that currently contribute less than 2% of our energy demand. That isn't going to make a dent any time soon.

And then leave the free market alone to decide what cars to build.
Of course the government didn't take over 2 of our 3 car companies to let the free market decide anything....

This post has been edited by c4racer: Jun 4 2009, 05:57 AM