Quote Originally Posted by tony
Its just strange to me how when the "Drill here Drill now" initiative was put forth our dependency on oil was oh so important and urgent, but even an empty threat of taking away muscle cars (which wont happen) in an attempt to achieve the same goal and the sentiment goes from one spectrum to the other. Lack of priorities and partisan bull ish is the reason why we can't make progress on issues like these.
ehhh

I guess what it boils down IMO is choice. I want the choice of going out and buying a 10mpg v10.

The last thing i think we need is government imposing standards that will

a) Cost the auto companies estimated 47 Billion extra to comply with
b) dictate what types of cars they can manufacture

I get the argument that if you have a gas guzzling v8 you need a hybrid to offset it. But my point is wht couldnt the car makers come to this on their own.

Look its no secret they are being beat by the imports because of price and MPG. So IMO let capitalism take its course. Either they find a way to compete with their competition, or they go under.

Obama is passing rules and ultimately dictating the types of cars they can build with a strict federal standard. These guys havent made a product worth a shit in 10 years, some say 20. Let them go, let someone like Carlos Ghosn come in and turn them around ,or let them go under.

Government shouldnt interfere IMO

Drill Here Drill Now is about producing oil locally for consumption. It was not legislating how a company should be run, what it should produce, etc.