Are they frickin kidding? Does the state of california not have emissions testing and standards for all cars post 1972? So, if the cars have been passing their emissions standards, they have no grounds for a viable lawsuit. Is this even true?
Ummm, wow??? So what was the purpose of California emissions testing? That's like smoking cigarettes your whole life then suing if you get lung cancer (if you started smoking since the labels on the cig. cartons saying it could cause cancer.)
Guess I'm not moving to California anytime soon. I'd probably get shot if I was caught driving my '67
So now they're just finding this out? So before now cars didn't pollute? I don't care what car maker they are suing this is B.S.!! So they should sue the military cause they're boats, jets and vehicals pollute as well, oh and every building, household, and people who smoke, yeah that's a dosey! So I guess the Hummers that Arnold owns doesn't pollute?? I guess George Bush is going to have to come on a horse if he wants to visit California, but they might sue all the horses cause they poop everywhere and that contributes to global warming and its a nuisence. Next they should sue every overweight person cause that's causing medicare to go up! yeah California! You're on a roll...
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Last edited by ECHOKnight2000; 09-20-2006 at 03:34 PM.
California is a joke. Maybe instead of blaming automakers they should blame 60 years of suburban sprawl and some of the worst public transportation in the country. LA continues to grow further out into the desert...what the hell do they expect is going to happen with all those people commuting back-and-forth on traffic choked freeways every day?
Maybe if they would start smart growth initiatives instead of blaming the rest of the country for their problems, they wouldn't be dealing with brownouts, overcrowding, high gas prices, and continual smog that hangs over LA like a blanket. California is the last place in the country I would want to live...even over the Dakotas, Mississippi, and Alabama.
God I hate California's "holier-than-thou" attitude.
I think the only reason they did this was to send out a sense of urgency amongst car companies and perhaps even the oil companies. I don't think there is not a single person in California itself that thinks this is stupid. They know the case will be thrown out. I think California wants to pressurize companies because they believe compniaes themselves are holding out on the newer technology.
Anyways, the lawsuit itself is fucking stupid, but i think it's just a pressure tactic from California.
Americans and their habit of suing start with the gov't.
Toyota, GM, etc. should move their production away from CA just for this.
See want CA says about reduction in tax dollars.
I guess Arnold's Hummer is horse drawn.
The most rediculous thing is that CARB standards are much more restrictive than any other state's. The manufacturers named in this lawsuit (among all others) have bent over backwards to sell their cars there, including installing more catalytic converters, etc., strictly for sale in California. This is the thanks they get?
Hmm, how did they pick and choose the manufacturers to be sued? Am I supposed to believe that Hyundai's cars do not contribute to the greenhouse gas problem?
Don't worry all, this lawsuit will be thrown out fast. My guess is, there are strong selfish political forces at work....these people are trying to make a name for themselves.
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