Subject	Increase in CAFE was always a given. The news is the
Posted by	Gordo 93TT Daytona on May 19, 2009 at 10:02 PM
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In Reply To	Discussion of today's proposed CAFE standards raise. posted by icsamerica on May 19, 2009 at 08:49 PM
Message	auto mfrs are now on board... under the threat of fiscal duress. If cars get lighter and smaller I am OK with that. gordo _________________________________________________
Follow Ups	Discussion of today's proposed CAFE standards raise. - icsamerica 20:49:34 05/19/09 govt will make old cars $$$ to own. >taxes$, >ga$, <parts - SuparexTT 20:57:23 05/19/09 so much for "Change We Can Believe In" - aliaZ 20:57:27 05/19/09 Believing is the easy part... - 240Z FeO2 23:18:52 05/19/09 not really a fair comparison (n/m) - Ahmed (Chicago) 09:25:40 05/20/09 Ever hear the saying about things being difficult to build, - Alex (SoFL) 13:14:19 05/20/09 Not taking sides here, but.... - Z_Cherub 13:57:43 05/20/09 I don't think this is the forum to continue this convo, but - Alex (SoFL) 17:09:07 05/20/09 Rush said it best. - blackomega 23:24:12 05/19/09 >> - ztunerz 23:44:44 05/19/09 I never listened to Rush, until during my utter disbelief - LJZTT 00:02:07 05/20/09 Next it'll be Cartman from South Park. - yobobrox 00:04:28 05/20/09 The issue now is how stupid it is to announce or do now - MidLifeZ (DFW) 07:09:59 05/20/09 I don't follow your dislike for all talkshow hosts. - yobobrox 00:03:40 05/20/09 lol - aliaZ 00:09:00 05/20/09 Yeah, I think it's like a joke that some people don't get. - yobobrox 00:14:12 05/20/09 >>>> - ztunerz 10:14:37 05/20/09 Rush is very intelligent. His views are not always agreeable - yobobrox 10:52:54 05/20/09 2nd - aliaZ 11:02:06 05/20/09 FYI i'm not a Lib :) (n/m) - ztunerz 10:15:31 05/20/09 good to hear :) (n/m) - aliaZ 10:33:01 05/20/09 cue Robocop quote: - vorpalZ 00:46:31 05/20/09 why would anyone in their right mind listen to that pill - Cap927(Boston) 08:56:33 05/20/09 why do you libs feel so threatened by him? (n/m) - aliaZ 09:43:39 05/20/09 what makes you think I feel threatened by him, - Cap927(Boston) 09:59:24 05/20/09 why else would you lash out at him? - aliaZ 10:31:53 05/20/09 That's a pretty lame response. - yobobrox 10:54:25 05/20/09 More-so than CAFE - canyoncarver 21:09:35 05/19/09 Hype and chains...expect more and more of the same - BobbyT 21:11:58 05/19/09 yep, the writing is on the wall California is melting down. - icsamerica 21:20:42 05/19/09 terminated. (n/m) - SuparexTT 21:40:34 05/19/09 People leave failed regions, but turn other places the same - BobbyT 21:44:44 05/19/09 I hear ya... - Keaner 21:54:24 05/19/09 Increase in CAFE was always a given. The news is the - Gordo 93TT Daytona 22:02:50 05/19/09 Yes-smaller and lighter is good. I agree 100%! (n/m) - racer2fst 06:02:41 05/20/09 No OBD2 car has aftermarket performance parts? right...and - Whatsthegoodword 22:05:39 05/19/09 Seriously, your post has no faith in engineering. Cars will - Whatsthegoodword 22:20:18 05/19/09 you make some good point but the Tesla is $109,000 - icsamerica 23:40:57 05/19/09 Tesla does NOT meet regulations. People can't see past the - yobobrox 00:00:55 05/20/09 bingo, what were we supposed to do for earth day?? Turn off - LJZTT 00:04:08 05/20/09 I wish they *would* turn off all the lights...Always wanted - yobobrox 00:08:16 05/20/09 2010 (n/m) - LJZTT 22:06:12 05/19/09 That's it. I'm moving to Canada. - zfreak(Dallas) 22:33:32 05/19/09 You can run, but you can't hide. Some of those enviro deals - Inzane 12:44:18 05/20/09 I wrote a paper on Ethanol and CAFE standards for my - J-Mart 22:57:28 05/19/09 You could JPEG scan each page as a separate pic and - 240Z FeO2 23:14:27 05/19/09 hmm or screen captures... That would be the Green Obama - J-Mart 23:22:38 05/19/09 well said, download cutepdf and post, or email it me please (n/m) - icsamerica 23:43:11 05/19/09 Screen captures were too big, and I still haven't learned - J-Mart 23:53:50 05/19/09 If that *was* 9 pages, that some interesting guidelines - yobobrox 00:33:05 05/20/09 1" margins, double spaced, incl. works cited was 9, all - J-Mart 01:05:44 05/20/09 I think he means there is not a lot of engineering - SlicktopTT 08:50:00 05/20/09 Yeah; I guess ya'll haven't gotten to technical writing yet, - yobobrox 10:59:34 05/20/09 Oh, gotcha. It was Engineering Ethics, specifically - J-Mart 11:45:33 05/20/09 Ah, k (n/m) - yobobrox 18:00:29 05/20/09 2nd on all. Engineering really opened my eyes up to it. (n/m) - yobobrox 00:09:25 05/20/09 I would like to see this paper also (n/m) - The Devils Z 07:38:01 05/20/09 Email it to me and I'll host it. (n/m) - schuss 2.0 14:27:15 05/20/09 I would be more worried about the clunker buyback policy. (n/m) - 600ZXR 22:57:49 05/19/09 Perhaps we should drive & enjoy our cars now, while we can? (n/m) - BruPo 23:03:25 05/19/09 pfffft...your key is the Merc - vorpalZ 23:37:04 05/19/09 Re: pfffft...your key is the Merc (n/m) - 600ZXR 23:52:53 05/19/09 ^^^^^^please delete hit the post button waayyyy too soon. (n/m) - 600ZXR 23:54:24 05/19/09 LOL. What I meant to say is.... Ford is bringing back the - 600ZXR 00:00:38 05/20/09 You can delete your own posts if no one has replied to them - yobobrox 00:11:14 05/20/09 I know, I wasn't quick enough and VorpalZ replied then - 600ZXR 00:23:30 05/20/09 hehehe (n/m) - yobobrox 00:47:56 05/20/09 actually, I deleted my post, check yer e-mail (n/m) - vorpalZ 00:50:22 05/20/09 diesel is good, think diesel hybrid - icsamerica 00:04:13 05/20/09 Then you run into the Toyota Prius problem - Ashman2k2 01:12:24 05/20/09 there is no way a gas car will be more economical than a - ztunerz 13:05:11 05/20/09 of course not, because the lobbyists had diesel fuel taxed - LJZTT 00:11:48 05/20/09 And Venezuela has 4 cent/L gas, but um, still.... - vorpalZ 00:19:50 05/20/09 When diesel was over $5/gal here last summer, it was - LJZTT 00:25:59 05/20/09 last fall we had a diesel shortage here - vorpalZ 00:34:04 05/20/09 I know what you mean, but - yobobrox 00:41:37 05/20/09 On star has nothing to do with the govt (n/m) - ztunerz 23:48:31 05/19/09 2nd that. Silly conspiracy theories. (n/m) - yobobrox 00:11:42 05/20/09 he's one. Why can't they produce Obama's birth certificate? - SuparexTT 08:36:15 05/20/09 >>> - ztunerz 13:02:19 05/20/09 Palin,i understand why,but at the same time,not a smart move (n/m) - SuparexTT 18:06:58 05/20/09 Really?? The birth certificate thing? >>> - SlicktopTT 14:42:30 05/20/09 No, but GPS-tracked per-mile tax proposals do... - BobbyT 00:27:42 05/20/09 Is that a Daft Punk song? :D (n/m) - yobobrox 00:34:43 05/20/09 No, that's a bastardization of a Ronald Reagan quote. (n/m) - Z DNA 09:01:35 05/20/09 I hope you got my joke, though :) (n/m) - yobobrox 10:55:04 05/20/09 Maybe not directly - na300zx (OH) 02:55:01 05/20/09 They also plan to use systems like OnStar when they - na300zx (OH) 05:38:23 05/20/09 that's so encourging since tree's put out more "pollutants" (n/m) - SuparexTT 08:38:39 05/20/09 1 more reson to NOT buy GM (n/m) - ztunerz 10:17:12 05/20/09 We needed another reason? (n/m) - Inzane 11:11:58 05/20/09 Not those of us with a brain. - na300zx (OH) 11:30:13 05/20/09 no reason to take money from a lender that pulls strings... - SuparexTT 11:42:56 05/20/09 think of it this way >>> - ztunerz 12:59:17 05/20/09 FYI many banks were forced to take TARP regardless of their - SlicktopTT 14:28:52 05/20/09 Unless I'm misreading something, as of March 5 they've paid - Dave N 14:40:34 05/20/09 Yes, something is being misread or qouted. I think - SlicktopTT 14:53:58 05/20/09 ...and those strings changed midgame. (n/m) - SuparexTT 14:29:48 05/20/09 They forced good banks to tank money so that the market - BobbyT 15:13:16 05/20/09 no one was "forced" to do anything - the banks screwed up - ztunerz 19:47:37 05/20/09 2nd: Look to Japan where this has been the norm for years. - chromaone 00:26:18 05/20/09 Thats changed in recent years - Z from Japan 02:28:55 05/20/09 The people running this country are retarded sheep (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:57:50 05/20/09
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