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Old 07-02-2011, 10:43 AM   #34 (permalink)
Diesel_Dave
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Consider the SUV, which was designed by the automakers as a way to take advantage of loopholes in emissions &c regulations, since they were officially trucks. Or how about the pickup as daily driver, for much the same reason?
What! Are you suggesting that government regulations may actually have NOT have resulted in their intended effect? [Insert Sarcasm]

Sorry, I let a little bit of my libertarian/conservitive leanings slip out there...that and seeing firsthand the effect of EPA regs in my own work (diesel R&D).
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