From: sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund)
Subject: Re: Hot rods & clunkers  (Was: Eth Bl Gas ... )
Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 21:36:14 GMT

In article <221@mogun.UUCP> dcg@mogun.UUCP (David Gunsul) writes:
>In article <1992Nov16.160302.8822@infonode.ingr.com>, greg@cherokee.b23b.ingr.com (Greg Moritz) writes:
>> dcg@mogun.UUCP (David Gunsul) in a flaming rant spews:
>> 
 [ stuff delted throughout ]
 
>> > Excuse me but, why in the hell would a car nut want to look like
>> > one of YOU eco-nazis? ...
>> 
>> > ... Oh let me guess, we "car people" are pissing you eco-nazis because ... 
>
>I'm paranoid because these eco-policies ARE sucking in hotrods/restored
>cars.
>
>You are an eco-nazi you're one of the ones that trys to quiet (so called)
>fanatics like me by saying: oh I'm not an eco-nazi so just trust me when
>I say if you are quiet it"ll all go away.
>
>Seems to me that's just what they told the Jews before Hitler came to
>power, hence the name eco-NAZI!! 
>
>
>Now we (hotrodders/restorers) aren't going to lose our lives
>to the EPA like the Jewish people did (if I've offended anyone by this
>comparison I am sorry) but we will lose not only a lot of fun from our
>lives but also a very small part of freedom and I don't think we
>can afford to lose any of that.
>
besides, where would children growing up be able to see a part
of their history - sure, you can go to car museums, but thats not
the same a seeing one driving around, hearing it, admiring it,
etc, and dreaming that one day, you too could have one.....

>
>> I want to make the problem smaller.  If the problem is smaller, then
>> the eco-fanatics will not be able to get their crushing new anti-car
>> laws passed (as easily).  Over 97% of the pollution will have been
>> wrung out of the IC engine by the year 2000.  That's not good enough
>> for them.  They want more.  HELL, if 97% is good, 99% must be twice
>> as good - they spout.  (It doesn't matter to them that it adds hundreds 
>> more to the cost of new cars.)
>
>Oh my God!! We actually agree on something!!!!!!
>
>
>> Well, then fight to keep them whole - but not on the roads.
>> I would think that wrecking yards would like this plan.  The purchased
>> cars could be free inventory.  They wouldn't have to buy them until sold.
>> This is called a consignment sale.  Everybody wins.
>
>> > What about the restorers that want to keep their cars absolutely stock?
>> 
>> I'm talking about bringing cars up to stock specs.  Modifying a car to
>> make it cleaner than new doesn't make economic sense.  This is another
>> example of paranoia at work.  Nowhere was cleaner-than-stock mentioned,
>> yet you somehow latched on to that idea.
>
>No, I did not, I was only making sure that I understood you correctly.
>Now who's paranoid?
>

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