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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
I actually agree that cars are unfairly demonized. Hell, I think the proliferation of batteries and electrical (and plastic) gadgets are an impeding environmental issue – but short sighted greenies like things because they don’t see the pollution. Idiots.
Then again, every little bit helps. That is why I don't argue the reasons they are there - just the reasons why not to bother with screwing with them. The payback vs effort & trouble is rather low.
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they used to just send cars to the crusher instead of breaking them down into sellable parts, so you can't equate the content of cars with what they used to used before (unfortunately). i heard the argument that crushing cars today (because they don't hold their value like cars from the '60s and '70s) actually creates far more waste than hanging on to the older cars and running them without the 'smog' equipment that appears on later cars (imagine THAT retrofit), but most cars involved in accidents or left to rot aren't sent to the crusher anymore until they have been stripped of every usable part which would include the plastics and other new age materials.
i'd rather hang on to my classic and save another coupla them from the crusher than to have one of the newer cars. i can always update certain systems in the car (power production, braking, driver comfort) with newer materials, or restore them the way they rolled outta the factory.
cars are unfairly demonized. sit behind a bus in rush hour traffic to get a whiff of some truly dirty air. catalytic converters have to be on the car, so figure out some other way to increase power without removing them.