Personally the fact that the Subaru I bought was classified as a car rather than a truck was instrumental in my choosing it. For me it was important that the vehicle I bought had to conform to the safety and emission requirements of a car. I suspect I am not alone in this being a criteria. While I think all car manufacturers are being irresponsible in using the using the "truck" classification to increase their profit margin (by charging more than a standard car for a vehicle which costs less than a "similar" car to produce), I don't think what Subaru is being being peculiarly irresponsible. They need to compete in a market place which has a set of rules which encourages irresponsibility. It is hardly surprising that they choose to play by those rules. I do think that their choice will cause people like me to find another alternative. Next time I am looking for a car which has some of the capabilities normally associated with a truck, I may have to look elsewhere. I also think the idea of intentionally making a car heavier and less safe is dumb from an engineering stand point, but then again I didn't make the rules. > 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 Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 03 2004 - 14:14:38 PST
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