Free DVD/VW Touareg

Originally posted by Charlie

Originally posted by Charlie

Originally posted by Philsy

Originally posted by Medway Maniac

Take your point, Rick, but 

my conscience 

took a bit of a beating when I realised I'd been responsible for 0.35 kg of 

high quality paper junk just to get a free DVD which had plenty of 

plugs for the 'car' on it anyway.

Not as bad as my conscience would be if I actually owned or drove such 

a Chelsea Tractor. Did you read the CO2 emission figures?! But I guess 

that people who feel they're entitled to drive such a vehicle also feel it's 

their right to pollute just as much as they want, anyway. 

Only an issue if you use the car irresponsibly. Work from home and let 

your kids walk to school, and keep the car for essential journeys. The big 

polluters are the company car drivers in their Vectras. With today's 

communication systems, there is less need to travel from A to B.

Phil

Well as a large majority of the pollution caused by a vehicle is in the

production of it, there is a very strong argument for limiting the

supply of new cars, and encourage the use of second hand cars, rather

than scrapping perfectly usable cars. But then were would that leave

the consumer driven society that demands to have the newest objects to

show off, just look at mobile phones, and the fact that many people get

a new handset every year even if they don't really need to.

(on a personal note it's also my excuse for driving round in a classic car)

I agree, the obsession with brand-new cars is not good. It's interesting 

that around 80% of Porsches ever built are still on the road. I suspect VW 

has a relatively high percentage, too.

Dunno what this has to do with sailing...    