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Originally Posted by Andys dad
I think the EPA and pressure from foreign car makers must have caused a lull in our auto manufacturers development process
These new cars are just beginning to catch up maybe
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Interesting comment. But I have always felt more blame should fall to the short-term thinking of business leaders, and the pressure applied by Wall Street that made them respond to EPA emissions requirements as cheaply and quickly as possible. This resulted in those nearly undriveable pieces of crap in the 1970's, with retarded timing and carburetors that lean-surged. Remember how they wouldn't stop running after you turned off the key?
These brand new cars that ran terribly did more to open the door for Japan than anything the Japanese manufacturers did themselves.