[zoidberg]

But there is another point to consider here, besides the economy, although that is the most important consideration in all this. Look, America started out as a nation of immigrants, but it isn't any more. I was born here, and I'm willing to bet most everybody else on this board was too. I hear people say that in the grand scheme of things, these cars aren't that important, and, compared to staying alive and feeding your kids, they aren't. But, we are no longer an English colony. We are our own country, with our own culture, lifestyle, and history. Which these cars are a big part of. And if they are all gone, we lose that history. For good. They cannot be replaced. These cars represent our country, and our past, and they could not have existed anywhere else in the world. British and especially Italian factory hot rods were priced out of range of the average person. But not in the good ol' USA. I read once that the factory muscle car wars were the greatest non-military competitive effort in history. EVER. If we crush all these cars, there is no reason at all to stop there. Let's just go ahead and light the Smithsonian on fire while we're at it. And who needs the Museum of Natural History? Or any museum, for that matter. Let's just get rid of every museum in the nation, even the tiny backwoods ones that only deal with the little, half-dead town they are located in. That is what is being advocated here. I don't just love these cars because they're fast and they look good, I love them because they are more than that. They are our country's history. Mom, apple pie, Chevrolet, and all that.

OK, I'm done now.