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Old 06-30-2009, 08:48 PM   #74 (permalink)
MyFutureSelfnMe
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Originally Posted by Tpup View Post
I'm not claiming that one of the cars you mention is safer than the other or that one is cleaner than the other. I will claim that a new car legal for sale in the US is safer and cleaner than any car you mentioned. That's the point, new cars must meet minimum standards. Older cars do not. The fact that older cars do not need to meet todays standards does not justify you driving an illegal car on the road.
The basic point I thought everyone agreed on was that he does not have to justify it. As long as he paid for it, the law is just one factor in a sea of them.
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