Date:         Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:16:21 -0400
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Subject:      Re: End the hegemony of the US auto makers
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Will we ever be free of the hegemenony of US automaker's dominance over
what
is perceived to be marketable vehicles?

             Has nothing to do with that.
   It's  the american mentality wanting "BIG'.
 It's the EPA, DOT.
It's  the FAT lady in the mini-van, sitting in a parking lot,
with the dog on ther lap, on a 100 deg. day, with the AC running.
                                                        JOE. W


mordo wrote:

> So, I'm in Trinidad at the moment and I'm blown away at the number and
> variety of non-passenger type vehicles. There are all sorts of vans,
> trucks,
> SUV/APVs that we never see in the US market. There are some very cool
> Hyundai and Kia vans - non are campers but they are smart looking,
> presumably fuel efficient as they are mostly diesels, lots of king-cab
> Isuzu
> trucks, a bunch of cool old British trucks selling ice cold coconuts and
> just more variety than we ever see in the US.
>
> Will we ever be free of the hegemenony of US automaker's dominance
> over what
> is perceived to be marketable vehicles?
>
> --
> mordo
> 1990 Carat
>
>