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   XPost: rec.autos.driving   
   From: bv521@FreeNet.Carleton.CA   
      
   "His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of the Jungle" (co   
   andante.banana@yahoo.com) writes:   
   > On Sep 28, 5:19 pm, John S  wrote:   
   >> On 9/27/2010 11:26 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> the Jungle wrote:   
   >> > On Sep 27, 7:18 pm, John S  wrote:   
   >> >> On 9/27/2010 2:26 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey&  the Spirits of   
   >>   
   >> >> the Jungle wrote:   
   >> >>> It looks idiotic though not as much as driving 3 tons of SUV to get a   
   >> >>> gallon of milk.   
   >>   
   >> >> Would it be smarter to have a different sized vehicle to perfectly match   
   >> >> every possible transportation need?  Have an SUV to haul bulk recycling   
   >> >> materials to the recycling center, then have a four door car to move   
   >> >> children, then have a hatchback to commute with sales equipment, then   
   >> >> have a scooter to buy milk (in good weather) a few miles away?  It   
   >> >> sounds smarter/require less resources to have one vehicle, even if it   
   >> >> may be overkill at sometimes.   
   >>   
   >> > Most SUV owners also have bikes at home, or can buy one to go and get   
   >> > a loaf of bread.   
   >>   
   >> > How about owning a car and renting a U-Haul truck when they need it?   
   >>   
   >> I'm glad you are willing to instruct others on how to make the best   
   >> choices for their daily lives.  Riding a bike for every time one wants   
   >> to go to the supermarket is often not very practical, can be very   
   >> dangerous on some roads (more so at night) and has the problems increase   
   >> with bad weather.   
      
   >   
   > Big Brother already does that service for you. He decides that you   
   > can't freely import cars from Europe. They must meet certain   
   > standards, the same standards SUVs don't meet because they are not   
   > technically cars but trucks, and yet you can drive them with a regular   
   > license.   
      
      
   As usual, you're clue-less Monkey Boy. Here's a fact... every automobile   
   licensed to go on the road in Europe since the late 1960's, were _NOT_   
   allowed to be on the road in the U.S.A.... let me repeat that... every   
   automobile bought in Europe and licensed to go on the road in European   
   countries since the late 1960's were _NOT_ allowed to be on the road in   
   the U.S.A. (which included German and Swedish cars), because they pollute   
   the air... they did not meet the much stricter U.S.A. tailpipe emission   
   specs (tailpipe emission specs were virtually non-existent in Europe up   
   until 1985, and their specs still lag the U.S.A. specs).... does your tiny   
   primate brain comprehend that? That is more than 40 years of heavy air   
   polluters which were denied from driving on the roads of the U.S.A..   
      
      
      
   >   
   > It sounds complicated but it's all about money. ;)   
   >   
   >>   
   >> I know I would not want to have to go through the hassle of renting a U   
   >> Haul truck every weekend.  It is expensive, plus requires separate   
   >> insurance for each rental to be properly insured.  Perhaps you would be   
   >> willing to provide trucks at cost for everyone?   
   >   
   > Chavez' socialism allows you to fill up a gas guzzler's tank with two   
   > bucks. Something most Americans don't know or else they would turn   
   > socialist.   
   >   
      
      
   Do you realize that it takes approximately TEN SUVs in the U.S.A., to   
   produce the same emissions as ONE average Venezuelan car? They have   
   _NO_ emission specs in Venezuela.   
      
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