Europe may ban "sports car" - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

fishage · 07-11-2007, 08:16 AM

Ummm.... Lambo, Ferrari, Citroen, Peugot, Fiat, Maserati, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Bentley, Mini, Lotus, TVR, and a few dozen others might have some lobbying influence on that.

If there's one thing the representatives in the EU aren't going to do... it is cut the gross domestic product of their countries by huge slices.

Crazy people lobby for crazy things all the time... not many of them come to fruition.

Peer · 07-11-2007, 08:28 AM

Brucelee wrote:
> I believe it will pass. The EU is an organization
> dedicated to making rules.

Hence, I thank the Gods that my home country isn't in the EU.

-- peer

djomlas · 07-11-2007, 08:38 AM

sounds like a stupid rule, i doubt they will do it. bye bye porsche...or start making 100mph minivans

986speedster · 07-11-2007, 08:40 AM

"Ummm.... Lambo, Ferrari, Citroen, Peugot, Fiat, Maserati, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Bentley, Mini, Lotus, TVR, and a few dozen others might have some lobbying influence on that."

WELCOME TO AMERICA!!! I guess they will have to move their factories here!!!

Brucelee · 07-11-2007, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 986speedster

"Ummm.... Lambo, Ferrari, Citroen, Peugot, Fiat, Maserati, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Bentley, Mini, Lotus, TVR, and a few dozen others might have some lobbying influence on that."

WELCOME TO AMERICA!!! I guess they will have to move their factories here!!!

GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RandallNeighbour · 07-11-2007, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 986speedster

I guess they will have to move their factories here!!!

I'm guessing the reliability couldn't get worse, so this may be one way to keep the cost down and continue to produce sports cars.

Maybe they'll pay Toyota and Honda a visit to find out how they train Americans to build cars the right way. Lord knows American brands aren't well built.

Peer · 07-11-2007, 11:43 AM

Brucelee wrote:
> Funny how this facist stuff keeps coming around again and again.

Yea, I agree. I tend to think of history like a revolving entity that repeats itself over and over again, but with different definitions -- whether it's called communism, fascism, socialism, capitalism, the Romans, the Spartans, the Persians, the Incas, the Norwegians (vikings), etc.

-- peer

cbenitah · 08-11-2007, 08:19 PM

Being the Swedish guy I am...

This will never pass! For example, we have a car crazy King in Sweden. He drives a 996 turbo and a 997 GT3.. If it will, then I guess The US will have a whole new line of illegal immegrants.. Porsche people from Europe

JCL12 · 07-11-2007, 11:44 AM

bye-bye porsche. oh wait, bye-bye every single car around. my 97 POS civic can easily crack 100.

Brucelee · 07-11-2007, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peer

Brucelee wrote:
> I believe it will pass. The EU is an organization
> dedicated to making rules.

Hence, I thank the Gods that my home country isn't in the EU.

-- peer

Agreed. I think the ancient system of Kings, queens, ie feudalism, has led to a kind of mindset that can spawn a socialism-based EU.

I believe to most Europeons, this allows the state to keep tightening the noose.

Just my opinion.

porsche986spyder · 07-11-2007, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by fishage

Ummm.... Lambo, Ferrari, Citroen, Peugot, Fiat, Maserati, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Bentley, Mini, Lotus, TVR, and a few dozen others might have some lobbying influence on that.

If there's one thing the representatives in the EU aren't going to do... it is cut the gross domestic product of their countries by huge slices.

Crazy people lobby for crazy things all the time... not many of them come to fruition.

Exactly what I was thinking.

drburton · 07-11-2007, 09:33 AM

The Prius can actually break 100 but is electronically limited to 105. I believe the only car that can't go 100mph today is the H1 Hummer.

Peer · 07-11-2007, 10:03 AM

Brucelee wrote:
> Agreed. I think the ancient system of Kings, queens, ie feudalism,
> has led to a kind of mindset that can spawn a socialism-based EU.

I wouldn't even dignify the EU by calling them/it "socialism-based". Mildly put, I think the EU follows a pure evil itinerary that's partially inherited from the Third Reich's agenda -- a unified Europe that suppresses all the "none compliant" cultures.

It reminds me a bit of the so-called outsourcing that's currently going on here in the US -- where not only the mom & paps businesses go down the drain, but also entire towns and counties.

Again, I'm kind of proud of my fellow Norwegians who voted NO (twice) to join the EU -- at least they got one thing right.

-- peer

Brucelee · 07-11-2007, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peer

Brucelee wrote:
> Agreed. I think the ancient system of Kings, queens, ie feudalism,
> has led to a kind of mindset that can spawn a socialism-based EU.

I wouldn't even dignify the EU by calling them/it "socialism-based". Mildly put, I think the EU follows a pure evil itinerary that's partially inherited from the Third Reich's agenda -- a unified Europe that suppresses all the "none compliant" cultures.

It reminds me a bit of the so-called outsourcing that's currently going on here in the US -- where not only the mom & paps businesses go down the drain, but also entire towns and counties.

Again, I'm kind of proud of my fellow Norwegians who voted NO (twice) to join the EU -- at least they got one thing right.

-- peer

Funny how this facist stuff keeps coming around again and again.

insite · 07-11-2007, 11:01 AM

apparently even a prius will do over 100mph. that's the speed Al Gore's son was driving when he got nailed with pot, valium, xanex, pain meds, etc. last week. maybe he was going downhill.

as for the legislation? i think germany would withdraw from the EU before they signed up for THAT piece of crap.

986sport · 08-08-2007, 06:03 PM

The gas guzzlers are the big cars and SUVs--not necessarily the sports cars.
The Boxster, for example, is extremely fuel efficient, averaging 26 mpg or so in general driving. That probably translates into low carbon emissions relative to the bigger cars. I know the Cayenne is the only Porsche polluter, and they are fixing that by making it a hybrid--along with that 4 dr sedan, probably.

08-10-2007, 03:03 AM

I find it interesting that this politician clearly loves trees more than he does human life. He states that the fast cars have to be made heavier to withstand high-speed crashes and mentions airbags and steel-reinforced crumple zones as examples of excessive weight. So this is the same as saying that his 100mph cars would not need the excessive safety measures that are commonplace in most modern cars. Take out the air bags, the other "excessive weight" safety factors and lets build a 100mph car that protects the environment and kills the evil fossil fuel consuming human life form that is a parasite on the divine mother earth. These politicians get more loony every year. I often wonder if at night time they partake in Pagan festivals dancing around naked in the forest? I wonder how many lives have been saved by the technology developed by Porsche, BMW, Mercedes that is now found in other slower cars? And what companies are more interested in developing methods to reduce car weight than sports car manufactures?

08-10-2007, 03:09 AM

I bet the politican loves these cars!

Brucelee · 08-10-2007, 07:21 AM

Pols don't love tree, they love rules, rules for you and me.

That is why they are pols, pols are paid to make rules.

Simple no?

70Sixter · 08-10-2007, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Brucelee

Pols don't love tree, they love rules, rules for you and me.
That is why they are pols, pols are paid to make rules. Simple no?

Well, the pols are elected. Mostly by people who think rules are great as long as someone else's ox is gored. Maybe Gored is the right word, Al.