Loony EU proposal. Think of the Children!

[Cloudsurfer]

Interesting stance. While it is true that any car designed to go fast has to be designed to be safe at those speeds, I think the real issue is not cars like the Boxster or 911 or M3 but rather things like the Cayenne Turbo, X5, and S55 AMG, not to mention the plethora of things like Yukons and Navigators running around ( more so in the states than in the EU, but this is a global issue).

A modern, technologically advanced sports car, that is light weight and powered by a modern, powerful though efficient and clean engine is hardly a problem in the big picture.

In my opinion, if anyone wants to drive a ridiculous truck without a legitimate reason (as 90% of American SUV owners do) they should pay hefty fees when purchasing, and annual hefty fees for owning a horribly fuel inefficent vehicle. As I said, this is global problem.

Patrick

[der Geist]

What I would like to know is when are they going to do something about deisel fueled trucks? These thing belch millions of pounds of toxic substances into the air every year yet they have virtually NO restrictions. I am sure prices would rise if they had to put on some anti pollution equipment but I think it is time already. Also, I was reading (I think the Smithsonian???) about the coal fires that are burning virtually out of control especially in places like China. Someone ought to do something about that whole situation instead of picking on sport car drivers who put and average of 15K miles per year on thier cars.

Just my opinion environmentalists.