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From: warren@ihwpt.UUCP (warren montgomery)
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Subject: Re: Diesel-powered Cars - My dollars worth
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Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 09:17:28 EST
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> I think that all diesels should be required by law to have exhaust stacks
> at least 6 feet above the roof of the vehicle or say a minimum of 10 or
> 12 feet in the air.  Most semis already do this.  The problem with
> diesel cars are not in the car but in having to sit behind one at a stop
> light.  They step on the accelerator and you can't see or breath for
> the next block or two.

Diesel fumes smell like roses compared to the toxic waste that I
have inhaled from large new looking cars on very cold days.  I don't
know whether it's poor design, poor maintenance, or poor gas, but
something makes these things emit fumes that smell like something
that died a week ago, burn your eyes, and send you into a coughing
fit.  Maybe the exhaust should exit in front of the car -:) .  That
way the owners would either maintain them better or get something
less offensive!

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Warren Montgomery,  ihesa!warren