Camino LS6

I don't think he has much of a choice about this, nor would McCain have had for that matter. The auto industry is still vital to our economy and we can't afford for it to fail.

Thanks,Ocn!

It sure would, but I will have to keep the distance a bit more modest.

Sadly, that's true. I'll have to stick to my old one.

We need to get Z to post his Vette project in here too.

Well... I think you know which new GM wagon I'd like to have. :AH-HA_wink:

I need to find one of those old dividers to keep him in the back!

Thanks PCS! I love wagons, but maybe that's my European roots?

I will never put a bumper sticker on my car. But I do have at least one "Nixon Now" button.

Thanks to everyone for making this section so good! Keep those projects coming!

I give up! You miss the point entirely.

Aren't we due for an update on this? :AH-HA_wink:

http://biodieselreport.com/

I'm dying for that first long drive...

Wow! Congrats to Sly and Julie! And welcome to C&G's newest member, Amelia!

No, I'm not. The author of the letter intends just what I say, others advocate raising the tax for the same punitive effect. What I am talking about has nothing to do with the funding base for roads and bridges! It is this attitude that the tax should be raised to keep the price of fuel artificially high so that mass numbers move toward small cars and drive less. Those that advocate this come right out and say it, so I come right out and oppose it.

I'm getting there now, but lots of little, invisible, things have needed to be done. I've spent way too much time under the dash messing around with wiring and vacuum lines. The exterior is almost fully assembled now, and the underhood is done other than some tidying up and the A/C. I still have quite a bit of panel aligning to get right and some odd mechanical tweaking to do, but this thing is headed for the road very soon. I also need to get my hands on a vacuum schematic. Pics:

I would have posted the same response if I had had the numbers handy - I remember all those 4spd. Mopars.

Not when the tax is raised with that intent, that's premeditated, artificial, and punitive.

Agreed.

Sweet!

Don't be dense guys, this idea has been proposed by the letter that opened this thread! It has been repeated many times by many people as a way to force consumers to choose small fuel efficient cars. The future is what I'm talking about here, not the history of the gas tax! What is being proposed now is what I'm objecting to as manipulative and social engineering! Sheesh!

Um no, that's a parts car now. Sad.

I'm sorry to hear this. I'll be thinking of you and your family.

So you've proven my point that you misunderstand my position. My posts in this thread are reactions to the idea espoused in the original article. As for infrastructure funding going forward, I believe that it has to be a national priority at a level far above any gas tax revenue. A dedicated portion of the national budget should be applied to it in the same way that defense and other critical functions are funded. This should be done at a level that replaces the gas tax. I will concede that both sources of funding will be needed until the abysmal condition of our infrastructure is brought to a minimum level of viability. Infrastructure needs to be its own issue independent of the gas tax and the social agenda of the manipulators.