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KeithO
post May 19 2009, 04:59 PM
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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?
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post Jun 4 2009, 11:20 AM
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What happened? Oil was cheap for a few months. That's all it takes to forget.

Late last year though, I did hear an interesting argument against more drilling ... yet. Do we want to be the first to run out, or the last?
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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
sgarnett   QUOTE (tx_warrior @ May 28 2009, 10:46 AM...   May 28 2009, 03:03 PM
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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