@jimmy2x: I see nothing wrong with folks buying what they want. Its their money after all.
Then how come I can't buy any EU-market or JDM-market model I desire, or for that matter, a new vehicle without pollution controls and safety features?
I'm all for free markets, but the argument that "people should be able to buy whatever they want" has more holes in it than the bed of a mid-80's pickup that's spent its life in the upper Midwest.
I’m all for free markets, but the argument that “people should be able to buy whatever they want” has more holes in it than the bed of a mid-80’s pickup that’s spent its life in the upper Midwest.
Pleeze - I made no reference to grey market or vehicles not up to current safety standards. I just get tired of the current "herd mentality" that pile on people for owning vehicles that somehow have been determined to be either politically incorrect or penis enhancers.
BuzzDog: Then how come I can’t buy any EU-market or JDM-market model I desire, or for that matter, a new vehicle without pollution controls and safety features?
You should be directing your ire at the federal government, which forbids the importation of those vehicles, not GM or SUV owners.
No ire here, and no disagreement. Just pointing out that we need to look at all sides of public policy decisions. After all, CAFE was largely responsible for the increased popularity of truck-based vehicles.
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@jimmy2x: I see nothing wrong with folks buying what they want. Its their money after all. Then how come I can't buy any EU-market or JDM-market model I desire, or for that matter, a new vehicle without pollution controls and safety features? I'm all for free markets, but the argument that "people should be able to buy whatever they want" has more holes in it than the bed of a mid-80's pickup that's spent its life in the upper Midwest.
No ire here, and no disagreement. Just pointing out that we need to look at all sides of public policy decisions. After all, CAFE was largely responsible for the increased popularity of truck-based vehicles.