Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot From: chabot@amber.DEC (Lisa S. Chabot) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Detroit's dying dinosaurs. Message-ID: <3826@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Oct-84 09:05:09 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.3826 Posted: Wed Oct 3 09:05:09 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Oct-84 06:01:05 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 34 ed spigle == > > one reason that US autos get bad milage is the way that they are > constructed, (to save your life, when you wreck) domestic cars have to answer > to all kinds of regulations and consumer groups. (foreign cars do not have > this problem). > for you flamers out their all of these things cost money and this cost > is passed to the consumer, foreign manufacturers dont have these costs Foreign car manufacturers do have these costs: certain cars manufactured in Europe cannot be sold in the U S because they do not meet various U S standards. Try buying a Citroen--they aren't imported any more, and if you buy one and have it sent here yourself, you have to pay many $K to get the thing modified so that it's legal in the U S (two items I've heard about are the bumpers and the headlights (which means they take away the nifty feature of the headlights turning to follow your steering)). The reason foreign cars are cheaper must then be because their production costs are lower. The only bad part about the safety of driving "foreign" cars (including Rabbits from Volkswagen of America--built in the U S) is that the ancient dragons from Detroit still cruising the highways out-weigh your car. ---- :-) On the other hand, maybe your interesting punctuation allowed me to miss your meaning entirely. (-: to bring another net.flame discussion to mind :-) Sinsearly L S Chabot UUCP: ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot ARPA: ...chabot%amber.DEC@decwrl.ARPA USFail: DEC, MR03-1/K20, 2 Iron Way, Marlborough, MA 01752