Hi, Paul....I hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially knowing how you feel about the Toyota
hybrids.  I just received a brochure from Toyota (since we are a Prius owner) announcing the new
2004 Prius....it is larger, like the Camry. The bad news is that Los Angeles is getting 130 of
them for their municipal employees. This follows an order for 23 units in 2002.
     More bad news....according the the brochure, Toyota has delivered their new market-ready FCHV
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to the University of California, Irvine, and also to the University of
California, Davis.  The FCHV utilizes a modified five-passenger Toyota Highlander SUV platform and
features a 90-kW Toyota-developed fuel cell stackand four 5,000 psi hydrogen fuel tanks.
    What is this world coming to?  Whatever happened to the simple 1957 Chevy that any backyard
mechanic could work on without all the polution/emission systems?  Thought you might be interested
in this.  Take care. Paul Conner

What the heck do you expect? This is California! The wacko capital of the
world. Wackos are characterized by an ignorance of technical knowledge.
This is a touchy feelie world out here. What does logic and reason have
to do with it? The wacko politicians can drum up all sorts of 
support by appealing to peoples emotions. This is also the BS capital of the 
world. After all, what do you think the movie industry is all about? 
Why we even have an entire city out here governed by communists
complete with wage and rent controls.

Paul Lamar
 
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