Date:         Thu, 11 Jul 96 10:08:00 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Ed McMullin <Ed_McMullin@ccm.jf.intel.com>
Subject:      Re[2]: VW Customer Relations & reality check

>generators soon. Maybe we should start destroying old cars, then we might
>feel better about Witbank (wry grin, with a tear)

I have to agree with you entirely here.  We *do* need better public transit
systems, and we *should* start destroying old cars (or forcing them to
upgrade to new engines.)

    Yikes!  I'm against "destroying old cars."  People ask me about driving
    an old VW and how much it polutes from time to time.

    I usually tell them that in 10 years their car will be rotting away in
    a junkyard and they will be on their third car while I will still be
    driving the same old VW.  This leads to a discussion of how much
    polution is generated by the production of the vehicle as opposed to
    the operation of the vehicle.  I think driving the old VW and not
    buying a new card every 3-5 years is good for the global environment.

    Ed McMullin
    '75 8 passenger walk-thru
    '70 Ghia Convertible
    '69 Ghia Coupe