<VV> Fw: Vairs in Tribune and more

[J R Read_HML]

From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "corvairs" <lonwall at corvairunderground.com>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: Vairs in Tribune and more


> Lon, I quite agree!
>
> That article was in the Transportation section and the numbers are cited 
> as being from Experian Automotive, of Schaumburg (IL).
>
> The car article that I found to be REALLY interesting today was on the 
> FRONT PAGE of the Trib.  The state of IL is doing away with vehicle 
> emissions testing on all pre-1996 vehicles.  I had to check the date, to 
> be sure it was not April 1 all over again.  Looks to me as if our "cost 
> conscious" governor has found a way to award a buddy with a lucrative 
> state (no bid - by the way) contract.  He will charge less.  But then he 
> only needs to plug in and read the codes - no actual "test" will take 
> place.
>
> Later, JR
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "corvairs" <lonwall at corvairunderground.com>
> To: "Eric Prosise" <eprosise at hotmail.com>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 5:36 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> 'Vairs in the Chicago Tribune
>
>
>> That makes no sense whatever. Lon
>>
>> Eric Prosise wrote:
>>
>>>I dont know if anyone else caught it, but on the front page of one of the 
>>>sections of Chicago Tribune, it mentioned that there were only 47 
>>>registered Corvairs in the state of Illinois (and something like 54 
>>>Yugos).
>>> Does that number seem remarkably low to anyone else?
>>> Eric
>>>
>