To: Eric in the Ozarks
they weigh so much due to federal regulated standards. take the Dodge Neon, fairly light weight, it was replaced with the dodge caliber heavy hog. I am told for the neon to meet the new standards it would weigh as much as a caliber. here is another case of the fed gov screwing over car makers.
17 posted on
11/20/2008 9:34:24 AM PST by
09Patriot
(I am a MILITANT Conservative, compassionate conservativism got us NOWHERE)
To: 09Patriot
they weigh so much due to federal regulated standards. take the Dodge Neon, fairly light weight, it was replaced with the dodge caliber heavy hog. I am told for the neon to meet the new standards it would weigh as much as a caliber. here is another case of the fed gov screwing over car makers. I'm suprised they haven't moved into the trike market. Gets classed as a motorcycle and immune to CAFE regulations.
18 posted on
11/20/2008 9:39:01 AM PST by
Centurion2000
(To protect and defend ... against all enemies, foreign and domestic .... by any means necessary.)
To: 09Patriot
Yet Honda can offer the Civic?
And Toyota can offer the Corolla?
But only Chrysler is saddled with those onerous regulations that force them to make a Caliber?
Sounds like Kool-Aid to me.
25 posted on
11/20/2008 5:21:14 PM PST by
gogogodzilla
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