Re: Global Warming - a Liberal Scam?, (was Huge study about safety canbe misinterpreted by SUV drivers)

Brent P wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steve wrote:
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> > Lloyd Parker wrote:
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> >
> > > > EXACTLY. Clinton policy = NO MODIFICATIONS!! Not even improvements to an 
> > > > old plant that would be better than doing nothing.
> > >
> > >
> > > Because the Clean Air Act only exempts _maintenance_ not _modifications_.
> >
> >
> > NORMAL maintenance practice always includes minimal upgrades. You never 
> > replace a worn part with an identical part, if a better part is 
> > available (and it always is). Classifying such maintenance as a 
> > "modification" is asinine.
>
>
> Parker has never turned a wrench and rents his cars these days. 
>
> That said, there is one condition where you replace it with an identical
> part. If your car is one of those show car as-it-left-the-factory perfect 
> trailer queens ;) 

Right. And you have to go WAY out of your way to find "NOS" (new old 
stock) parts that have year-of-manufacture date codes and therefore 
still have all the shortcomings of the original part. I've got a show 
car, but it aint no trailer queen! In fact, I drove it to work today :-)