Re: CARB

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: CARB flukes into doing some good, but look at what they did with MTBE. 
Even though there was plenty of evidence how bad it was, they (and Shell 
oil) STILL rammed it down our throats!
   On the diesels, Ford also used Mitsubishi Diesels as did Dodge in the 
D50s (I swapped several aluminum heads for cast iron tractor heads years ago 
till they ran out of spares) Jeep and IH used the Nissan diesel and the 
Mercedes diesel was used in Pinzgauer and other vehicles.


From: "Bruce Hevner" <scramblr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC AMC" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: CARB
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:35:06 -0400

>Call me a traitor, but I think CARB does a good job on the whole,
>and I'm damn glad they are able to force manufacturers into
>changing. We'd still be driving 4000 lb. carbureted drum-brake
>cars, choking to death at 55 if it was left up to Detroit. Detroit
>can't "self regulate"

I think that's only partially true. Although the Feds did mandate changes,
competition also made them change.
Remember back in the early 70's the Feds told the Mfgs they had to reduce
emissions and they cried they couldn't do it, no way. Then along comes
little (at that time) HONDA with it's CVCC engine. Met the standards WITHOUT
a converter! Made the US Mfgs look stupid.

Then there's disc brakes. American mfgs fought that too. Until the Jap cars
started showing up with them, even on the cheap models.

Look at small Diesel powered cars of the last couple of decades. Who made
'em? Detroit?? NOPE, even the American BRANDS used foreign engines. Ford
used Mazda, GM used Isuzu (look at the new DuraMax,, it's ISUZU made). Where
are OUR engineers in all this?? Sad,,,

It's a shame but (IMHO) Detroit has been playing "catch up" for a long time
now. Competition will initiate changes faster than Gov regulations any day.
So let the Feds give em guidance but let the market dictate changes.

But hey,,, that's just ME!

Bruce Hevner