Comments on: Autoworkers Protest CAFE Legislation

By: cheezeweggie

cheezeweggie — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:36:37 +0000

Detroit insiders are protesting the very laws that would have possibly saved them if they were enacted years ago. The problem isnt the big SUV’s, it’s the fuel economy. I’d go buy a full size SUV today if they got the same economy as a midsize sedan.

By: SexCpotatoes

SexCpotatoes — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:33:02 +0000

SteveK, but at a horribly, horribly astronomical cost.

By: RobertSD

RobertSD — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:00:35 +0000

It’s funny because as much as I think CAFE is a terrible program (creates a lot of economic dead-weight loss, and is a bit unfair to auto companies that have good reputation for larger vehicles – because it is weighted), I would wager that U.S. companies right now are actually doing better than they otherwise would have been if CAFE didn’t exist. If GM didn’t have to meet CAFE, they wouldn’t have ANY cars over 30 mpg. CAFE has forced the domestics to invest in cars when, really, they might have left that market by the wayside and been in even more trouble.

Ultimately, it’s all political gaming, and stupid gaming at that. CAFE should go. Gas tax should come. Then we’ll see if yokel from Mississippi wants his HEMI; then we’ll see if domestics can actually really adapt to changing demand.

By: rpn453

rpn453 — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:49:55 +0000

“A lot of Americans agree with her, which is why the Camry outsells the Sebring by a very wide margin.”

Good one!

By: whitenose

whitenose — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:34:26 +0000

They wouldn’t be permitted to manufacture a modern powertrain and climate control with a grandfather clause. You’d get what you would have gotten back in the 60’s.

By: Steve_K

Steve_K — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:22:17 +0000

Re-manufacturing cars from the ‘60 is already being done, and I think it’s just awesome. Why not mate the best looking cars of all time with a modern powertrain and climate control? http://www.yearone.com/

By: edgett

edgett — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:01:03 +0000

Imagine how well the big 2.8 could do if the U.S. Gov’t provided a grandfather rule to allow them to simply re-manufacture the cars of the 1960’s. No expensive and unnecessary smog controls, no expensive crash testing. Obviously it’s the government’s fault that they can’t make money selling modern vehicles…

By: Robert Farago

Robert Farago — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:59:10 +0000

cgraham:

I want to drive a Monster Truck that is shaped like a penis, but the government won’t let me! DAMN THIS COMMUNIST REGIME!

As far as I know, the government has taken no steps to outlaw the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile.

By: cgraham

cgraham — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:53:25 +0000

I want to drive a Monster Truck that is shaped like a penis, but the government won’t let me! DAMN THIS COMMUNIST REGIME!

By: 210delray

210delray — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:20:47 +0000

At one point, a Ford Expedition rolled up and disgorged a scoutmaster. three Boy Scouts and a Girl Scout

LOL! Unless all of these people weighed 300+ lbs, I don’t think the Camry would have had any trouble carrying them!