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Old 07-23-2008, 11:27 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
Dave says:

Harder than you think.

Keep in mind that fifty cars must be sacrificed to crash tests. One car fails and the whole thing is rejected. Likewise a number of them must be tested for compliance to environmental regs. Maybe they pass the tests, but time is lost while the EPA contractors grudgingly performs the tests. Maybe they don’t pass the tests, in which case they cannot be sold in the US.
All American car need to do the same thing, too. I don't see that will cost more, and all extra cost reflects on the price anyway. Honda and Toyota can sell many models in both US and Europe. I don't see why our Big 3 can't.
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