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Originally Posted by Bowtieracing
Have you guys ever given a single second on thought if you start saving gas now it will last longer ? All those hybrids and low emission cars saves gas at the same time as they pollute less.
More gas saved now, more to spend in future.
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I agree with your point, and we should all do our part to burn up less fuel, but I don't think that it has anything to do with the subject at hand.
The basic problem with this bill is that it is mis-directed, and ineffective at best.
You could take EVERY pre 76 car off the road and it would barely make a blip in the level of emissions. How many of these cars do you see driving around? I guarantee you I see 25 Suburbans for every old Camaro.
In the grand scheme of things, they contribute a miniscule amount to the problem as far as emissions go.
Mileage? My smog-clean 2004 F150 gets FIFTEEN miles per gallon. As an example (because all
my old cars are in pieces) My mom's 65 Mustang gets closer to 20.....and gets driven 1/20th of the miles that my truck gets driven. The Mustang has a Holley on it, and probably runs cleaner than it did with the flat-top. Not legal under the proposed new rules. How much sense does that make? Arnold already crippled car builders and speed shops in the state by killing the rolling exemption two minutes after getting into office (empty BS gesture to appease environmentalists)
Now this measure would effectively remove the cars in question from the road. Maybe that's the point, but it would accomplish so little and devastate the hobbyists affected by it. Stupid politicians making a ill-informed gesture.
Rant over (for now)
Tim