Re: public transport, was: Case against environmentalism lecture

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From: John F Haugh II
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1992 19:32

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In article <1622@tivoli.UUCP> aqn@tivoli.UUCP (Andy Nguyen) writes:
>Not to mention other makers of small cars like Fiat and Renault and Peugeot
>which have never done well in the US.
>Not to mention makers of small cars like Seat which have never even bothered
>to try to import to the US.

I doubt that many of the "small" European cars would pass American safety
tests.  Some of those cars are little more than lawnmower engines with
sheet metal wrapped around.  (Gross over exageration ...)
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From: jfh@greenber.austin.ibm.com (John F Haugh II)
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