CAFE exception for fast cars

The Boat · 03-30-2009, 12:26 AM

I think everyone in the world would be happier if fast cars didn't go away. Sooooo, I propose that all cars that make over 450 hp or can top 170mph and weigh less than 5000lbs should be exempted from counting toward cafe standards!!!

The Boat · 03-30-2009, 12:44 AM

?

nester7929 · 03-30-2009, 12:46 AM

They'd have to put a limit on how many 450+hp vehicles they could offer.

The Boat · 03-30-2009, 12:49 AM

Honestly... they wouldn't. When hyper inflation hits as bc of the trillions the fed is printing and a return to normal money velocity... and obamas bloated budgets.... gas prices will go through the roof. Not very many ppl will want 450hp + cars. I can't see GM sticking a 480 hp "LS4" say in every car. Can you imagine and LS4 cobalt or an ls4 ummmm aveo??

Tal · 03-30-2009, 04:02 AM

I think CAFE is a complete mess but exceptions just make for an even more bigger mess.

Zhawk · 03-30-2009, 04:45 AM

Yeah, like that would ever go through.

Vash · 03-30-2009, 05:18 AM

This is about as far feteched a dream / idea. Are you kidding me?

Cut back on the herb before posting lol.

Silver Streak · 03-30-2009, 08:50 AM

Alot of useless poles lately!

Rogue Leader · 03-30-2009, 11:32 AM

I think they would pass a law REQUIRING women to walk around topless before something like this ever got passed....

We need to add a selection... "You are on crack"

Maddog78 · 03-30-2009, 11:42 AM

What's with all the useless posts and polls lately, The Boat?

Are you 13 yrs. old?

Baughman · 03-30-2009, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maddog78

What's with all the useless posts and polls lately, The Boat?

Are you 13 yrs. old?

The Boat · 03-30-2009, 01:09 PM

uhhh wow. We only have stupid stuff like CAFE bc ppl are afraid to speak up against it. Come on make your voice heard by the congress!

Maddog78 · 03-30-2009, 01:27 PM

Remember last summer when gas was $4/gal and the Dems were practically in lynching mode towards the previous administration because they had not changed CAFE rules in so many years?
People have spoke up and put the Dems in power. Now that they are in there is no way they will repeal CAFE rules.
It will take one helluva lot of speaking up to change this and it is just not going to happen.
I post on other forums that are not car related and many people think they are not tough enough. Easily as many as think they are too tough as far as I have seen.
That is the reality nowadays.

As far as your other poll on speed limits, again I see more people calling for going back to the double nickel than raising them.
Modern day political reality.

Zhawk · 03-30-2009, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Boat

uhhh wow. We only have stupid stuff like CAFE bc ppl are afraid to speak up against it. Come on make your voice heard by the congress!

No we have CAFE because we had a very bad gas crisis in the 70s and the government thought it was the only way to get manufacturers to improve gas mileage.
We (as a population) keep voting in representatives that will support increasing it. So it looks like a majority of our citizens support the idea.

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that a majority of others agree with you. I personally think that the market should dictate but understand why people support the idea.

View Poll Results: Should fast Cars be exempted from CAFE standards?
450 hp+ and or 170mph+ cars should be exempted from CAFE standards	41	82.00%
Those cars should count toward CAFE standards even if it spells the end to fast carsz(for a while)	9	18.00%
Voters: 50. You may not vote on this poll

03-30-2009, 12:26 AM	#1
The Boat His seafaringness Drives: yugo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the somewhere in the pacific ocean Posts: 128	CAFE exception for fast cars I think everyone in the world would be happier if fast cars didn't go away. Sooooo, I propose that all cars that make over 450 hp or can top 170mph and weigh less than 5000lbs should be exempted from counting toward cafe standards!!!

03-30-2009, 08:50 AM	#8
Silver Streak Drives: 2008 Cobalt SS/TC Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Smyrna Bch. Florida Posts: 1,449 View My Garage	Alot of useless poles lately! __________________ *"What? You wanna lay the fate of the world on that kids Camaro? That's cool!"* *"The future is in the windshield, not the rear-view mirror!"* *"If you haven't gone a 175 mph on land, you haven't lived! That's just a fact!" - Ricky Bobby*

03-30-2009, 11:32 AM	#9
Rogue Leader Iatefiberglassinsulation Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 3,601 View My Garage	I think they would pass a law REQUIRING women to walk around topless before something like this ever got passed.... We need to add a selection... "You are on crack" __________________ 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS - was daily driver, now toy 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio - Daily Driver 2017 Mercedes Benz GLE 350 - Wifes Car 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0 - Tow Vehicle 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S - Project Car 1994 Volkswagen Golf - Race Car "Like" my race team on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/farfrumwinnin

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Do you want the Z28?	ChrisB	Camaro ZL1 Forum - ZL1 Specific Topics	1616	09-04-2010 11:49 PM
Funny news story from my lame town...it's even about cars!!!	JMAN311	General Automotive + Other Cars Discussion	3	03-12-2009 11:03 PM
GOOD NEWS FOR V6 orders	OUR72GTO	Camaro Price \| Ordering \| Tracking \| Dealers Discussions	66	02-27-2009 01:16 PM
Crash tests downgrade small cars	KILLER74Z28	General Automotive + Other Cars Discussion	0	12-19-2006 03:31 AM
Rear-drive cars	KILLER74Z28	General Automotive + Other Cars Discussion	0	08-21-2006 02:42 PM

03-30-2009, 12:44 AM	#2
The Boat His seafaringness Drives: yugo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the somewhere in the pacific ocean Posts: 128	?

03-30-2009, 12:46 AM	#3
nester7929 Rice Harvester Drives: 2014 Bright Yellow 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Plainview, TX Posts: 1,449	They'd have to put a limit on how many 450+hp vehicles they could offer.

03-30-2009, 12:49 AM	#4
The Boat His seafaringness Drives: yugo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the somewhere in the pacific ocean Posts: 128	Honestly... they wouldn't. When hyper inflation hits as bc of the trillions the fed is printing and a return to normal money velocity... and obamas bloated budgets.... gas prices will go through the roof. Not very many ppl will want 450hp + cars. I can't see GM sticking a 480 hp "LS4" say in every car. Can you imagine and LS4 cobalt or an ls4 ummmm aveo??

03-30-2009, 04:02 AM	#5
Tal Drives: Old Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: OK Posts: 726	I think CAFE is a complete mess but exceptions just make for an even more bigger mess.

03-30-2009, 04:45 AM	#6
Zhawk Iroc's Love Slave Drives: 3 Camaros, 1 Vette, a Buick, & a 57 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lost Posts: 311 View My Garage	Yeah, like that would ever go through.

03-30-2009, 05:18 AM	#7
Vash Drives: 00 Blazer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,100	This is about as far feteched a dream / idea. Are you kidding me? Cut back on the herb before posting lol.

03-30-2009, 11:42 AM	#10
Maddog78 Drives: 1969 Z28 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: BC Posts: 378	What's with all the useless posts and polls lately, The Boat? Are you 13 yrs. old?

03-30-2009, 01:09 PM	#12
The Boat His seafaringness Drives: yugo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the somewhere in the pacific ocean Posts: 128	uhhh wow. We only have stupid stuff like CAFE bc ppl are afraid to speak up against it. Come on make your voice heard by the congress!

03-30-2009, 01:27 PM	#13
Maddog78 Drives: 1969 Z28 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: BC Posts: 378	Remember last summer when gas was $4/gal and the Dems were practically in lynching mode towards the previous administration because they had not changed CAFE rules in so many years? People have spoke up and put the Dems in power. Now that they are in there is no way they will repeal CAFE rules. It will take one helluva lot of speaking up to change this and it is just not going to happen. I post on other forums that are not car related and many people think they are not tough enough. Easily as many as think they are too tough as far as I have seen. That is the reality nowadays. As far as your other poll on speed limits, again I see more people calling for going back to the double nickel than raising them. Modern day political reality.