Re: [Paddlewise] ACA and Subaru

FYI: Not all paddlers share this view. Or, put another way, being a paddler doesn't automatically make me in favor of any cause that seems to be "green"
Why pick on Subaru? Somehow I doubt that this reclassified vehicle is going to be a bigger poluter or gas gusseler than the many other "SUV" vehicles out there which are used in the same role as station wagons of the past only with lower gas milage, and greater danger to anyone soccer mom happens to run into. How does the mileage of their off road / utility vehicles compare to those of other companies?
You call it ducking gas mileage standards, but not having any trucks or SUVs puts them at a disadvantage to those who do. Why shouldn't they level the playing field? 
Also, it sounds like Subaru is doing something for ACA paddlers by offering a discount. How does that somehow subject them to a higher standard?
One more thing - What does Subaru's decisions about the market positions of their products have to do with paddling? I don't see it, but I figure if the point does, then so does the counter point.

Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe <aldercreek_at_qwest.net> wrote:
Please take a moment to send a letter to Subaru regarding their recent
decision to reclassify the Outback as an SUV, to duck gas-milage standards
for autos. There is a form for doing this at the UCS link below.
...........
However, Subaru's concern for our outdoor world/enviroment has taken an
interesting twist: Subaru's ''redesign'' of its Outback qualifying it for
lesser fuel economy standards is outrageous. Check it out at
http://www.ucsaction.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=14624


Thanks,
and happy boating,
Kim (Eugene boater who drives a Toyota)
and Steve (Aldercreeker who's happy with his Honda)


Steve Brown
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