Most stupid political act of the year ?

[Matra et Alpine]

"Under strong pressure from the automobile industry, the House and Senate rejected higher efficiency standards. Lawmakers argued that doing so would require redesigns that would make vehicles unsafe and result in a loss of manufacturing jobs — arguments sharply disputed by advocates of fuel efficiency."

WTF ?

So cars around the world are less safe ?

Or is it really all about those "jobs" because the industry again has lost the plot wrt to world-cars and doesnt' ahve the ability to compete on a level playign field again

Dont' you love how some capitilism can actually destroy democracy

I'd love for anyone to tell me how more fuel-efficient makes a vehicle unsafe ???

[my porsche]

where did you get this information?

[Orefus]

hes a secret spy working for UCP, hes a spy in the Ford industry.

[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by my porsche

where did you get this information?

my stock broker

It's actually a WP article - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...072501707.html , but it's repeated on MSNBC -- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8705656

[henk4]

you got to love those lateral thinking Americans....

[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by henk4

you got to love those lateral thinking Americans....

The cynic in me has me thinking that they've realised they'll have to buy their diesel designs from FRANCE, maybe they'd be called "freedom diesels"

[henk4]

Ford is already in bed with PSA.....

[taz_rocks_miami]

Something tells me some folks in DC got a little bribe from some folks in the car industry

[spi-ti-tout]

Originally Posted by taz_rocks_miami

Something tells me some folks in DC got a little bribe from some folks in the car industry

How, or why - since this doesn't help the car industry?

[my porsche]

when you say of the year...do you mean 2005 or the past 12 months?

[kko]

I think that quiggs new thead has a better one
here

[blackcat77]

If the Buggy Whip Lobby gave as much money to congressmen as the petroleum lobby does, we'd all be required to ride horses.

[Acura/subarufan]

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

I'd love for anyone to tell me how more fuel-efficient makes a vehicle unsafe ???

Mabye they think that they will have to spend more money making the cars more fuel efficient/reasearch ing better fuels and that will mean they have less money to spend on safety(just a thought)

[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by Acura/subarufan

Mabye they think that they will have to spend more money making the cars more fuel efficient/reasearch ing better fuels and that will mean they have less money to spend on safety(just a thought)

That changes the PRICE of a vehicle.

it isn't a communist controlled price, it's market driven OR is it

[nota]

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

The cynic in me has me thinking that they've realised they'll have to buy their diesel designs from FRANCE, maybe they'd be called "freedom diesels"

ROFLMAO !!!