On Sun, 23 Mar 1997 08:49:50 -0800 pbailey <pbailey@qnet.com> writes:
>This is the type of stupidity that the beaurocrats have dumped on us It
>doesn't matter what comes out the tail pipe but do you have all the
>stuff.My wife just bought a VW Ra#!it and I went down to the smog
>station with the DPO,the tester looked at it and said"It won't pass
>because it didn't have the correct gas cap"The DPO sez go ahead and get
>on (for $25!!) So they went ahead and tested it it passed just fine so
>we are waiting for the parts guy to show up with the cap he finally
>shows up with the wrong cap!He went back to get the right one,We went
>for a cup of coffee.Parts guy comes back and sez we don't have one.By
>now we've spent almost 2 hours to get this car smogged which passed
>great and we can't get a cert because some one stole the #%$$%$ gascap!!
>Luckily the smog guy had some brains and said" I'm not supposed to do
>this but I'll trust you to get the right cap and give you the
>certificate"Whew!!When I had my MGB smogged last year the guy thought I
>didn't have the CAT because I have the front resonator off and a piece
>of new pipe welded there so I had to show him where the cat was!This is
>really stupid that a car that isn't putting out pollution can fail
>because some part is missing what should matter is WHAT COMES OUT THE
>TAILPIPE!!!I have a dream where everyone would simply not register their
>cars tell the government to stuff it!Drive around without tags and what
>could they do?arrest everyone? I think not, it will take some sort of
>civil disobedience to put a stop to this insanity!! They have even more
>plans for us they are looking at a 2 cent a mile tax on driving your car
>you would have to take it in every year and have the odometer checked
>and the get a tax bill for 2 cents a mile!! President Clinton is looking
>into making the Interstates toll roads!! Didn't we a;ready pay for these
>?Weren't they part of our defense spending on the 60s?I honestly believe
>there is an effort by some in gvmt to get us out of our cars If they
>passed a law tommorow outlawing the use of your car the would be riots
>BUT if it done in small steps making you feel guilty about being a nasty
>polluter and raper of our enviornment and making it more and more
>expensive to own a car you WILL be riding our glorious rapid transit
>and our hobby will be just a fond memory You will be waiting at your
>bus stop one day in the future and you will see some rich gut who can
>afford it driving by in a classic MGB and a tear will form in your eye
>and a longing in your heart but you know you can never do that again
>because the people didn't put a stop tp it when they could.
>Pat
>
Amen Pat Amen...
Dick 8>)
Vintage Parts & Products
Camarillo, CA
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