Reply With QuoteOnly in freaking California
So when is the big one supposed to hit?
Another great idea from Fornicalia...Color Taxes
Only in freaking California
So when is the big one supposed to hit?
'06 RSX Type-S NBP
That's what they voted for!!!! How much gubermint intervention can a single state have? I really feel bad for the little guy.
The Pelosi State!
Bobby
RED RULES!
90 Miata, 04 Rubicon, 05 Boxster
LOLOriginally Posted by bnordin
How come the gubermint can spend more money than is coming in? The rest of us can only do that for so long before we have to pay UP!!!
And I just bought a black car!!
1990 White NA - SOLD
1994 Black NA - SOLD
2006 Red NC - GT with limited slip, HIDs, all OEM.
This makes me wonder if anybody out there has begun to calculate the safety implications for highly reflective surfaces on the streets of "Sunny California".Windshields, backlights and sunroofs are also slated to get reflective coatings starting in 2012.
1994 R-package - gone, but not forgotten.
1966 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40. Restification in progress. or should I say De-RUSTification in progress?
1984 Honda VF1100S. V4 Fury!
This will be interesting. Since the courts have already ruled that California cannot treat out-of-state cars differently than cars originally sold in California, there will still be black cars and trucks from out of state in California. Perhaps these will have higher resale values, maybe even becoming status symbols.
I'm not sure that the reduced air conditioning use and resulting fuel savings would be significant enough to be noticeable. I suspect that this is just another way the CARB is justifying its budget.
Mike Walsted - Not an expert, just a data point.
1999 Miata
2003 MIata
1999 Miata
2001 Kia Rio
Let's just drop it. The whole "dark car ban" was revealed to be false the day after the original post.
The truth is that the CARB is exploring paint pigments that reflect more of the sun’s rays, which keeps cars cooler so the A/C doesn’t work as hard, which saves gas, which reduces C02. The pigments work with any paint color, so the Air Resources Board is not looking at banning dark colored cars.
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