May 19, 200917 yr http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_autos Isn't that like a tax?
May 19, 200917 yr $600 increase to consumers. Along with that increase comes less gas consumers have to buy. At $2 per gallon consumers come out ahead after 300 gallons. If you drive 15,000 miles per year and get 30 MPG you use 500 gallons per year. Therefore, your $600 is returned very quickly. As to the cost to the manufacturer that's an old story. They were already planning on implementing the new standards.
May 19, 200917 yr In this case I agree it's money well spent. It seems like a win for everyone. Only concern is the safety issue as they make cars more and more out of plastic.
May 19, 200917 yr In this case I agree it's money well spent. It seems like a win for everyone. Only concern is the safety issue as they make cars more and more out of plastic. Well, you may be killed in a car crash, but you won't have to worry as much about the polluted air. Silver lining in everything my friend. If it was as easy and cost effective to do as some make it seem, the automanufacturers would have already done it. Unless of course, the American public doesn't want to drive in small cars. Then again, I doubt that President Obama cares what the American public wants on this issue. You WILL drive a smaller, lighter car and you WILL like it. Now shut up and go back to work so you can generate some more tax revenue for the federal govt. :D
May 19, 200917 yr Well, you may be killed in a car crash, but you won't have to worry as much about the polluted air. Silver lining in everything my friend. If it was as easy and cost effective to do as some make it seem, the automanufacturers would have already done it. Unless of course, the American public doesn't want to drive in small cars. Then again, I doubt that President Obama cares what the American public wants on this issue. You WILL drive a smaller, lighter car and you WILL like it. Now shut up and go back to work so you can generate some more tax revenue for the federal govt. :D Apparently we aren't buying the cars they are making now.
May 19, 200917 yr Apparently we aren't buying the cars they are making now. Shall we be forced to? I'm curious to hear your response, not being a smart alec. Does the Federal Government have the right to force to us to purchase cars that we clearly have not been purchasing. Does the United States Constitution and its Amendments give the Federal Government the right to do this?
May 19, 200917 yr Just more forced socialism. I am 6'7". I own a Chevy Suburban and a 2500 Silverado. No one, including our arrogant president, is going to make me drive a small car.
May 19, 200917 yr Apparently we aren't buying the cars they are making now. Speak for yourself. I drive a Ford F150, thank you very much.
May 19, 200917 yr Just more forced socialism. I am 6'7". I own a Chevy Suburban and a 2500 Silverado. No one, including our arrogant president, is going to make me drive a small car. Don't forget: you WILL drive a smaller, lighter car and you WILL like it! You arrogant Americans think you can do what you want all in the name of your so called freedom.
May 19, 200917 yr Well, you may be killed in a car crash, but you won't have to worry as much about the polluted air. Silver lining in everything my friend. If it was as easy and cost effective to do as some make it seem, the automanufacturers would have already done it. Unless of course, the American public doesn't want to drive in small cars. Then again, I doubt that President Obama cares what the American public wants on this issue. You WILL drive a smaller, lighter car and you WILL like it. Now shut up and go back to work so you can generate some more tax revenue for the federal govt. :D While I fully realize the above is an opportunity to pile on I also fully realize that you're familiar with the CAFE standards and its history. Increasing avg gas mileage , again as you know, is nothing new.
May 19, 200917 yr Shall we be forced to? I'm curious to hear your response, not being a smart alec. Does the Federal Government have the right to force to us to purchase cars that we clearly have not been purchasing. Does the United States Constitution and its Amendments give the Federal Government the right to do this? No. No one is forcing consumers to buy anything.
May 19, 200917 yr Just more forced socialism. I am 6'7". I own a Chevy Suburban and a 2500 Silverado. No one, including our arrogant president, is going to make me drive a small car. No one , including your President, has said you will have to drive a small car. Do you understand CAFE?
May 19, 200917 yr While I fully realize the above is an opportunity to pile on I also fully realize that you're familiar with the CAFE standards and its history. Increasing avg gas mileage , again as you know, is nothing new. Very familiar with it. Didn't like it before; don't like it now. And if voicing my opinion opposed to it constitutes piling on to you, then so be it. I thought I was just exercising my right to free speech.
May 19, 200917 yr Speak for yourself. I drive a Ford F150, thank you very much. GREAT truck! I have a 1987 with almost 300,000 miles on it. Looks like dirt but runs great.
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