From: dcg@mogun.UUCP (David Gunsul)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Hot rods & clunkers  (Was: Eth Bl Gas ... )
Date: 23 Nov 92 04:11:32 GMT
Organization: Hotrods `R' Us, Montgomery, IL

In article <41966@fibercom.COM>, jca@bliss.fibercom.com (James Akers) 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:
> >greg@cherokee.b23b.ingr.com (Greg Moritz) writes:
> >...................................................
> 
> [more back-n-forth deleted]
> >I'm *not* equating smoke-belchers with hod-rods.  You should try to see
> >the distinction too.
> 
> That is fine and dandy if you see a distinction.  The thing that scares
> me (and Mr. Gonsul, I guess) is that _most_ environmentalists don't!  Not
> to mention that the government screws up most of what it puts it's dick 
> into, so I refuse to believe that the governent will make a distinction.

Thank you James, this is exactly the point that I wanted to get across in
the first place.
The govt. does not distinguish between the belchers and the rods/restored
cars.


> >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 
> 
> BASTARDS!  LET'S KILL 'EM ALL!!!  hehehe...  [grin grin: for the humor-
> impaired]

YES! <notice no grin for the humor impaired.> :-)



> to believe the "doom and gloom destruction" sooner than they would believe
> an equally relevant "smiles everyone"...  It's not an easy question and
> making rash decisions is definitely not the answer!

Do you watch Rush too James?



> 	1. For _many_ people, cars are more than just an inefficient
>            means of transportation...  some people hold it very dear.
>            Sure, if a study came out that said ping pong balls cause the
>            early spring snow to turn blue, I would be opposed to the
>            production of any more ping pong balls.  I don't play ping
>            pong, so why should I give a shit about some dolt who can't
>            find a better hobby, right?  Think about it.

Oh those dirty BASTARDS!!! Down with ping pong!! :^)


Really though, this is a great point.
Officials don't care because they have enough money to buy a new car
and they don't want to *ruin* their reputations buy getting under the
hood and getting dirty.

Eco-nazi's don't care because they aren't interested in cars and
they believe cars are causing the dreaded greenhouse effect.

Auto-makers don't care because they want you to buy new cars from them.

Factories don't care because they can earn credits that allow them to
pollute more.

About the only one besides rodders/restorer's that cares about older cars
is law enforcement because they can tell the older cars apart. :-) 




> [flexibility stuff deleted]
> >> I am flexibleso I have to fight as hard as I can.
> >
> >Uhhh .... right.
> 
> What amazes me is that people who seem to have enough interest in cars
> to read this far into the article [wow!] can make themselves out to be
> on opposite spectrums of the argument.  At least you dudes have the balls
> to speak your mind.  Can we agree on that?


Agreed!! See I'm flexible I just can't spell it. :-)                        



> willing to kill or die for what i believe in,

Right on!!


> JC.
> 
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