How could I help to recall Ed Markey if I'm in California?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by isquat, Mar 14, 2007.

  1. isquat

    isquat Guest

    Is there any way for me to help with pulling Ed Markey from the lower
    house?
    I'm worried that he and like minded people in congress would finally
    push
    the bill thru and the boring pieces of shit will become even more
    commonplace
    than they are today. With the very few properly geared cars on the
    market
    I think I do have a valid concern.
    Note that the s.o.g. wants the cars (which are bastardized by
    regulations far
    more than the trucks already) to be castrated first followed by the
    trucks with a two
    year delay.
    With people like that I'm kinda ashamed I'm voting for Democrats :-[
     
    isquat, Mar 14, 2007
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  2. Actually, you can't. He represents the people of Massachusetts. That's the
    way American government works. What you can do is lean on your own US
    representative. (Then his people will have lunch with Markey's people at our
    expense....)

    Mike
     
    Michael Pardee, Mar 14, 2007
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  3. isquat

    gigelus2k3 Guest


    I am just curious, what's your problem? A boring POS with better
    mileage is preferable to a dangerous POS that sucks gas more than you
    breath air and if this legislation will help clear the roads of
    mindless gas guzzlers, I for one am all for it.

    Don't want to stirr the shit, but I'm genuinely intrigued about your
    stand. Although, based on your POV regarding import and "american"
    cars (as seen in other threads), I suspect that it has something to do
    with the inability of the big-three to compete in terms of MPG.
     
    gigelus2k3, Mar 15, 2007
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  4. isquat

    isquat Guest

    I am just curious, what's your problem? A boring POS with better

    Car-wise I have 2005 Outback Sport (OBS is impreza on stilts
    essentially, think cmall CRV) that has stratospherically tall gearing.
    Of course I did not expect Civic Si gear ratios
    but after I broke it in and got the feel for the car I got
    genuinely pissed. And I don't know how to begin to explain
    the throttle response on that car. Think turbo lag, except the
    car has no turbo. It takes forever to wind up the engine on
    that contraption. I suspect my problems are 100% due to
    the CAFE standards pushed down the automakers throats.
    If you remember a while ago Subaru raised some Outback
    models and reclassified them as trucks to meet the corporate
    average. It's bad enough with the new mpg testing procedures
    and looks like Ed Markey is all for making it worse.
    The problem is that in order to replace any of my cars
    with the legislation in effect I'd have to buy something
    like Pontiac G6 and pay gaz guzzler tax or buy a car with
    the turbo because the bottom end of the lineup will
    be geared even worse than my OBS. I wish I did not have to
    resort to buying a turbo, but looks like I'd have little
    choice in the matter. Mazdaspeed 3 with it's horrible gearing
    can give you a taste of things to come. Looks like some
    automakers are training guinea pigs ahead of time.
    That would explain the extra two year allowance
    for the trucks won't it? I suspect that's where the money
    for the bill are coming from :-(((
     
    isquat, Mar 16, 2007
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