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russ
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response 50 of 69:
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Apr 3 23:04 UTC 2002 |
Re #44: I agree with Marcus on the hydrogen-car initiative.
The Bush administration scrapped a previous program known as the
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, or PNGV. The PNGV
was aimed at delivering a full-size passenger sedan which would
deliver 80 MPG with no loss in performance or creature comforts.
The US taxpayer has given up several billion dollars in tax credits
for the PNGV, but apparently we don't get to enjoy the results. Even
if new EPA regulatons on NOx and particulates mean that the baseline
PNGV diesel powerplant can't be marketed, the other technologies could
easily be rolled out with gasoline engines. Instead we're going to
pay more $billions for yet another set of technologies that have no
guarantee of being turned into a product and benefitting the consumer.
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gull
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response 51 of 69:
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Apr 4 14:10 UTC 2002 |
From the looks of it, what will happen is the Japanese companies will
continue to research and develop hybrid and diesel vehicles, and American
companies will abandon them. The eventual result is likely to be a repeat
of what happened in the last oil price shock, with American car companies
taking a huge hit and having to play catch-up as people switch to buying
more fuel-efficient imports.
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jp2
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response 52 of 69:
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Apr 4 14:29 UTC 2002 |
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rcurl
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response 53 of 69:
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Apr 4 15:52 UTC 2002 |
So you don't car how bad a car is from any standpoint - economy, safety,
capacity, style, etc - as long as it was not built by an Asian company?
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jp2
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response 54 of 69:
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Apr 4 16:04 UTC 2002 |
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rcurl
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response 55 of 69:
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Apr 4 16:14 UTC 2002 |
When I needed a new car I searched the American company lines and found
none that met my needs. I can't think of any argument for buying what
I don't want when I can get a car closer to what I want from a foreign
company.
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jp2
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response 56 of 69:
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Apr 4 16:21 UTC 2002 |
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gull
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response 57 of 69:
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Apr 4 16:32 UTC 2002 |
I think jp2 is a loyal VW owner.
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jp2
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response 58 of 69:
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Apr 4 16:38 UTC 2002 |
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other
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response 59 of 69:
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Apr 4 17:28 UTC 2002 |
Ok, just for s&g, what is the reason that you would never purchase an
Asian car?
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oval
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response 60 of 69:
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Apr 4 17:46 UTC 2002 |
cuz he thinks asians are commies.
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jp2
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response 61 of 69:
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Apr 4 18:37 UTC 2002 |
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oval
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response 62 of 69:
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Apr 4 19:10 UTC 2002 |
cuz he's cheap?
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janc
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response 63 of 69:
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Apr 4 22:58 UTC 2002 |
Jamie ordinarily drives nothing but Lamborghini's. Something like,
say, a Nissan 350Z would be too much of a step down for him to
consider.
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goose
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response 64 of 69:
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Apr 5 00:36 UTC 2002 |
Why no BIC pens?
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jp2
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response 65 of 69:
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Apr 5 02:58 UTC 2002 |
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russ
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response 66 of 69:
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Apr 5 05:11 UTC 2002 |
Re #51: So the irony of the Japanese turning hybrid vehicles into
products while Detroit stagnates isn't lost on you, either? (Diesels
are mainly European offerings, as Japan doesn't use them much and as
a result rarely offers them. EPA limits on NOx are going to effectively
eliminate them from the US market anyway; get yours while you can.)
I admit, there are some offerings from Detroit on the horizon. The
hybrid Ford Escape (?) is supposed to be what, a 2003 offering? The
Dodge Ram Contractor Edition (a hybrid pickup truck with the ability
to run 20 KW of loads at 110 VAC/60 Hz) is due soon also. But these
are niche offerings, a long way from mass-market vehicles.
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other
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response 67 of 69:
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Apr 5 06:44 UTC 2002 |
So, you're saying you NEVER write anything by hand (as opposed to by
electronic means)? I'm fairly close to that, but I still carry a pen
everywhere because I can't make the necessity to write go COMPLETELY
away.
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jp2
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response 68 of 69:
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Apr 5 14:50 UTC 2002 |
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gull
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response 69 of 69:
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Apr 8 14:35 UTC 2002 |
Re #66: I thought the hybrid Escape had been dropped? Or was that the
hybrid Explorer?
The Dodge Ram Contractor Edition is a really great idea. If it's
reliable and decently priced railroads will be all over it. They were
already ordering inverters installed in their maintenance trucks when I
interned with one. They used them for running tools, and occasionally
even for recharging grade crossing signal batteries during power
outages.
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