Re: EPA...

[glen.powell@smc.com]

  You know, if the manufacturers were left alone and permitted
  to use some of the new  high-tech stuff to simplify things and
  actually reduce costs, then perhaps some of the older cars
  on the road could be replaced with new, clean cars that
  would not otherwise be affordable to the prospective buyer.
  Escalating costs of new EPA requirements only puts new,
  clean cars further out of financial reach and helps to
  perpetuate the"old smokies."

  -glen