In Reply to: proposal in Canada to "get rid of dirty old vehicles", TML [Profile/Gallery] , Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:17:26

This is an obvious ploy to appeal to certain types of voters. I don't know anything about Canadian politics, but scarily enough, this is the kind of thing that could actually gain serious attention in our very own Washington DC. But here in the States it could be just the tool to bail out GM and Ford. Make people sell old cars, and the boys in Detroit can lay deep discounts on everyone. Happy days would come again to dearborn and Woodland Hills.

Even better, let's do it like a "bottle bill," so you pay a 5% or 10% deposit when you buy a car and get it back when you trade it. You get less back if you go over the allowed mileage, like in a lease. But you have to trade--that's the rule.

Sorry. Knee jerk reaction. Had a bad day.

But really, this is nuts. Pollution is only part of the picture. If he really wants to do something focus on vehicles that get the worst mileage, especially in cities, where pollution is worse to begin with. Limit engine displacement. Or limit driving in cities altogether.

On a related note, consider the ad for the Nissan Vertis (mostly a rebadged Renault). They claim this little car gets a whopping 36 mpg highway. Will someone please tell me how that's significantly better than my 9-5 wagon that gets 32-33 at 75-80? Or my 10-yr-old 9K that gets 28-30 at the same speed? Both bought used, one for a bit more than a well-optioned Vertis, one far less.


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• proposal in Canada to "get rid of dirty old vehicles", TML , Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:17:26
  • Will never happen--->, steveC, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:17:41
  • California offers me $650 for my Sonett III every year, Scott Paterson , Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:40:48
  • Proposal by auto analyst, not policy-maker, JMJ in NC, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:26:01
    • Re: Proposal by auto analyst, not policy-maker, TML , Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:45:24
  • even old dirty vehicles can be clean and safe, steve, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:37:46
  • having read the article ..., Trev, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:00:01
    • ah, but this is a slippery slope....(long), baggsly , Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:19:05
    • Re: having read the article ..., TML , Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:08:01
  • I want to try whatever DesRosiers is smoking..., Noel, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:06:16 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: proposal in Canada to "get rid of dirty old vehicles", Pierre, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:11:31
  • European ideals?, Smartin, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:58:46
  • Ridiculous, Rod , Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:53:10
    • Re: Ridiculous, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:26:27
    • Agree. Completely arbitrary selection method., AdamB , Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:22:29
      • Re: Agree. Completely arbitrary selection method., oldsaab, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:48:10

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