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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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what a bunch of crap!
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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"This legislation is flat-out lazy."

I couldn't agree more.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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Big Brother getting Bigger
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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I guess they wanna blame global warming on the color black.
Anyone for a game of cards? Anyone?!!!!
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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Welcome to Taxifornia. You think it is crazy here just wait because it is all coming to you in you neck of the woods. We could vote the jerks out of office except that over fifty percent of the population depend on the government for their substance and they want government expansion. With the current adminstration it is all coming at the rest of the country very fast. Ed
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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I thought the reason people who live in the deserts wear black was because it was cooler.
Didn't Mythbusters compare black vs white cars in the sun?
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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damn.... no more limos/mercedes then..... what about cop cars.... they might to paint those burple.......yes..i said burple
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looks like my paint makes me an outlaw. Cool!
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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This is real BS!!! The damn legislators in Sacramento have their head up their a-- and can never pass a budget on time, but they can screw around with junk science to mess with "car colors." Big Brother has arrived, and he should be given a swift kick out of here,
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 02:48 AM
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What if my car does not have A/C?.. can it be black then?
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All you have to do is add a few drops of red paint in a gallon of black
paint and call it: Off Black.
Problem solved!
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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Such stupidity would normally make me laugh, but when it comes from government it just makes one cringe.

There is so much wrong thinking here. Most of it has nothing to do with the "theory" but real life practice.

Most Californians will drive around in convertibles on pleasant days with their top up and AC blasting (doesnt make any difference what color their car is) Most here dont buy convertibles for the wind-in-the-hair experience but for status.

Is the next step to mandate that convertibles are not allowed by law to have AC?
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Go Vette


what a bunch of crap!

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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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Ya'aallll need to remember this at election time and to maybe look into joining SEMA, it works ! Peace,,,Moosie
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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Guess they need to regulate that ALL cars must have tinted windows. Doesn't that cut down on heat?

And what if your AC doesn't work?
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Too funny... This green crap is really going too far these days. I especially hate that even if it has been proven that recently the ozone layer above Earth was the thickest ever measured in some part of the world (can't remember where exactly), the GREEN guys still want to push their idiotic ideas through. They've got the damn catalyzers already and most people don't drive big 454's around in their daily drivers anymore... Isn't that enough for the next 50 years to live with?

Ofcourse I must say that if we had such a nice climate here like you have in California, I'd probably paint my Vette yellow and enjoy driving throughout the year. Not sure about the Suburban though, black is best on it!
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Originally Posted by Drunken Peacock
Guess they need to regulate that ALL cars must have tinted windows. Doesn't that cut down on heat?

And what if your AC doesn't work?
Tinted windows are against the law even though they provide the best protection against the sun's heat
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Arnold says that MAAARRREEEEEEEEEYAAA don't like Black.
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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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I'll be the first to say ;There should be a law that no convertibles be sold in California.

With the top down it creates to much drag /fuel consummation ,it's just not a very green car at all .If your true to yourself you California ding bats,go for it and we will have another reason to take the wall we're building and start building north along the state line .

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