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Old 22-01-2018, 16:17   #76
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Wow . . you really have got strange ideals.

Why don't you go the whole hog and refuse to buy ANY vehicle at all, in fact avoid anything made with steel and plastic, stop using 90% of household cleaners, then move out into the middle of nowhere and live off the land.

There's a heck of a lot more stuff damaging peoples health than a few cars putting out 0.1% more 'poisonous' fumes.
Quite a list l would imagine.
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Old 22-01-2018, 18:29   #77
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Wow . . you really have got strange ideals.

Why don't you go the whole hog and refuse to buy ANY vehicle at all, in fact avoid anything made with steel and plastic, stop using 90% of household cleaners, then move out into the middle of nowhere and live off the land.

There's a heck of a lot more stuff damaging peoples health than a few cars putting out 0.1% more 'poisonous' fumes.
Don't concern yourself with my 'strange ideals' if they confuse you

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Old 22-01-2018, 21:10   #78
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Wow . . you really have got strange ideals.

Why don't you go the whole hog and refuse to buy ANY vehicle at all, in fact avoid anything made with steel and plastic, stop using 90% of household cleaners, then move out into the middle of nowhere and live off the land.

There's a heck of a lot more stuff damaging peoples health than a few cars putting out 0.1% more 'poisonous' fumes.
I've never understood the "if we can't fix everything, we shouldn't try to fix anything" approach.

Most improvements are incremental, rather than Big Bang.

ymmv
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Old 22-01-2018, 21:20   #79
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Re: VW accused of 'rigging' emissions tests

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There's a heck of a lot more stuff damaging peoples health than a few cars putting out 0.1% more 'poisonous' fumes.
Do you sell cars for a living by chance?
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I've never understood the "if we can't fix everything, we shouldn't try to fix anything" approach.

Most improvements are incremental, rather than Big Bang.

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Likewise. It doesn't make the slightest iota of sense to anyone but refuseniks.
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Well, I certainly would not buy a car from VW, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT or Škoda or a Ducati motorcycle.

I'd prefer it if manufacturers didn't deliberately cheat emissions rules and the VW group just cannot be trusted.
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Well, I certainly would not buy a car from VW, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT or Škoda or a Ducati motorcycle.

I'd prefer it if manufacturers didn't deliberately cheat emissions rules and the VW group just cannot be trusted.
And can any other groups be trusted?.
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And can any other groups be trusted?.
VW are proven cheats (even by their own German regulators). You can be sure they will have looked hard to share the pain with others.
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And can any other groups be trusted?.
British Leyland could always be trusted. The Allegro has never been bettered. Rusty heaps with terrible emissions, but they never pretended otherwise; they actually started sometimes, which was a bonus...
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Well, I certainly would not buy a car from VW, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT or Škoda or a Ducati motorcycle.

I'd prefer it if manufacturers didn't deliberately cheat emissions rules and the VW group just cannot be trusted.
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...-emissions-row

Best include Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Renault, Nissan, Hyundai, Citroen, Fiat, Volvo and Jeep on that list as well...
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https://www.theguardian.com/environm...-emissions-row

Best include Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Renault, Nissan, Hyundai, Citroen, Fiat, Volvo and Jeep on that list as well...
Tesla?
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Tesla?
On yer bike.
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On yer bike.
Ha ha but of course . There are some things that a car is handy for though. A Tesla model 3 is affordable and nice but hard to get at present.
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Ha ha but of course . There are some things that a car is handy for though. A Tesla model 3 is affordable and nice but hard to get at present.
Affordable at Ł35,000?.
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