<VV> Corvairs Ultimate Green Machines

[vairologist at juno.com]

robert harvey <roharvey at nmsu.edu>
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 it will take more energy to 
> produce, and put more pollution into the atmosphere to create a new 
> car then my old car will produce in all its remaining miles.    As to 
> the absolute truth af those statements I am not absolutely sure, but it

> is reasonable, 
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Smitty Says:  Here's a fact for you.  It makes over two tons of solid
waste to manufacture a modern car.  Includes everything from ashes and
suet to unusable scrap, mining slag, mill slag and glass slag along with
chemical waste.  Just like collecting antiques.  Driving Corvairs lessens
land fill.