that, and the EPA and the NTSB.
im from the government and im here to help. BS
Yupperes. Emissions and safety standards killed the “simple” engine, and Detroit began to suffer Creeping Featuriitis.
The pendulum MAY be swinging the other way, we shall see.
My first… but mine was blue. Amazingly spartan and practical automobile.
Not sure what make and model that one is, but it reminds me of my first, which was a baby shit green ’63 Plymouth Valiant.
Mine was a forest green 4-door ’60 Plymouth Valiant, slant-six with a one-barrel carburetor. And until I got the brakes rebuilt, the only one that worked was the left rear.
My first was a ’67 Camaro (still a simple car), then I drifted towards ’55-57 Chebbies. Then had a Corvette period, now settling down on my ’89 SHO after a series of Taurus sedans and wagons.
ALL of my cars have seen over 250K with the exception of my ’85 Beaver Motor Coach which has only about 40K on it.
They stopped making them because each year the Federal Government added new regulations. These regs caused safety regs, regs on engine/exhaust, regs of fuel economy, and regs on theft.
Yep – the costs of compliance with the many, many rules, regulations and emissions standards has resulted in complex computer controlled and impossible to service or repair (by the ordinary person) vehicles that has pushed up the price and hence calls for a simpler, cheaper vehicle.
The gradual effect is increasingly costly vehicles and leads to no cars for the ordinary man (or woman) in the street. In practice, a creeping ban that isn’t a ban. They might as well say “only Rolls Royces, Bentleys and top of the range Mercedes are allowed to be sold”.
See, they haven’t banned cars, anyone can buy one if they want one …petrol, diesel or whatever fuel you want.
All in line with the WEF and Davros crowds plans.
Fugly
If it works, it works, man.
Nuttin’ wrong with good ol’ Basic Transportation. Look at the VW beetle.
They couldn’t make enough money on them…….
that, and the EPA and the NTSB.
im from the government and im here to help. BS
Yupperes. Emissions and safety standards killed the “simple” engine, and Detroit began to suffer Creeping Featuriitis.
The pendulum MAY be swinging the other way, we shall see.
My first… but mine was blue. Amazingly spartan and practical automobile.
Not sure what make and model that one is, but it reminds me of my first, which was a baby shit green ’63 Plymouth Valiant.
Mine was a forest green 4-door ’60 Plymouth Valiant, slant-six with a one-barrel carburetor. And until I got the brakes rebuilt, the only one that worked was the left rear.
My first was a ’67 Camaro (still a simple car), then I drifted towards ’55-57 Chebbies. Then had a Corvette period, now settling down on my ’89 SHO after a series of Taurus sedans and wagons.
ALL of my cars have seen over 250K with the exception of my ’85 Beaver Motor Coach which has only about 40K on it.
They stopped making them because each year the Federal Government added new regulations. These regs caused safety regs, regs on engine/exhaust, regs of fuel economy, and regs on theft.
Yep – the costs of compliance with the many, many rules, regulations and emissions standards has resulted in complex computer controlled and impossible to service or repair (by the ordinary person) vehicles that has pushed up the price and hence calls for a simpler, cheaper vehicle.
The gradual effect is increasingly costly vehicles and leads to no cars for the ordinary man (or woman) in the street. In practice, a creeping ban that isn’t a ban. They might as well say “only Rolls Royces, Bentleys and top of the range Mercedes are allowed to be sold”.
See, they haven’t banned cars, anyone can buy one if they want one …petrol, diesel or whatever fuel you want.
All in line with the WEF and Davros crowds plans.
Fugly
If it works, it works, man.
Nuttin’ wrong with good ol’ Basic Transportation. Look at the VW beetle.