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- From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Intrepid and Ozone A/C (was Re: Whining about buying American cars)
- Date: 15 Nov 1992 20:12:12 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
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- In a previous article, cid@athena.mit.edu (Derek H Cedillo) says:
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- >In article <1e4saqINN416@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer) writes:
- >>
- >>In a previous article, v064mcqs@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (NEIL GANDLER) says:
- >
- >>> 4. Chrysler's Cab forward cars. Which show remarkable
- >>>engineering. And are the first cars to use non-cfc air conditioning which
- >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- >>dunno where in the hell you dreamed this one up at!
- >>
- >>>will help save aour environment as far as reducing the ozone layer. Not
- >>>to mention dual airbags, Excellent ride and value. Every magaine has given
- >>>it praise.
- >[rest deleted]
- >
- >Quoted from advertisement between pages 54 and 55 of the Nov. 16th Issue
- >of Newsweek:
- >
- >"The air conditioning refrigerant cools without harming the ozone."
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- this may easily be true..but i dunno who dreamed up that they are the
- first..this is the part i have problems with..considering that the
- new VW's use it..i believe both BMW and Mercedes use it some..all of
- these are, i believe 93 models..and methinks mercedes may have been
- using them even longer..i can't quote from anything right now..but
- i do know that VW's has been alleged on the net, and undisputed..and i've
- read the others at some time..just don't know where.
-
- >Also, in the same advertisement:
- >"We've made extensive use of recycled materials to absorb sound and
- > reduce vibrations. And one day down the road, 90% of this car is
- > designed to be recycled. Something we all can live with"
- >
- >Proof enough? Well, I guess it could be false advertising,
-
- no. not for the FIRST non cfc a/c system. i won't dispute the
- rest.
-
- >but they would be in a mighty lawsuit, because something
- >like that would definately be tested by outsiders.
- >
- >*round of applause for the Intrepid*
-
- scowl on face during applause..we'll see..a great step in the
- right direction, but to begin with, i've seen misrepresentation
- of the truth in their adverts already...they'd best start doing
- better than that!...but still a good step..let's hoope they don't
- quit!
-
- DREW
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