Have you ever wanted to go to a car show but you weren’t able to see a specific car? Have you ever wanted to own a specific car but you weren’t able to get it, either because they didn’t have that certain model or because it’s illegal in the U.S? Since these laws were placed in America, it prevents certain cars from being legal in the U.S.
This aggravates car enthusiasts and me in particular. People don’t realize the impact of these things until they are taken away. It’s not right that the government can pass this because of safety precautions. In any case we should be able to learn the reasons why the car is illegal in the first place. Yes there can be actual reasons why the cars are illegal, but they shouldn’t get rid of them. Those cars could be antiques, pieces that could be used for history. It should be the same for cars. We shouldn’t destroy these pieces of history because they show how much cars have evolved as well the creativity that has been put into them. Especially for us car people, it’s not all about the exterior of the car that matters but the capabilities the car has.
Adding to that, not all the cars are illegal because of safety precautions. Most of them got rid of because of how fast and powerful they were for American Roads. For example The Saab 9-5 Sportcombi got banned for an unknown reason. The Honda beat was banned because it had a trunk in the front, which doesn’t make sense because the Tesla alone has a trunk in the front, so in this case that car shouldn’t have been banned for that reason. And no, we are not mad at cops because they’re doing their job, but these laws should get lifted from these cars.
I hope the people will agree with my argument as it will let us see the history of cars as well as making us car people happy to at least be able to see, touch, and feel the car. At the end of the day the vehicle—and more important, its owner—are just two more victims in the long and shameful history of America’s crony, draconian laws banning the imports of foreign-market cars. This needs to end.
I got this inspiration from fast and furious because it’s sad to me that I found out that Bryan’s R34 Skyline GTR is illegal in the U.S and well that’s what kind of maybe investigating what other cars were illegal in the U.S. My writing process was kind of easy. It was just finding the information and how to word it that made it difficult but other than that it was easy. The device I use was rhetorical questioning in order to get my audience to be in my position and think how that would feel. I structured it to where it can one question the audience and then hit them with factual information and also apply feelings in order for the audience to feel the same.
I agree with this essay because I have been into the car community for a while now. I think seeing the R34 in fast and furious as well as seeing her dust a lot of other JDM legends has made the R34 a beast. It would be nice to see the R34 on American roads but the US has strict vehicular regulations which sometimes don’t really make sense. I like how he used the comparison of the Honda Beat with Tesla. I think it was a smart comparison because the US is starting to shift into loving Tesla’s and other EVs, yet what made the Beat illegal is done with Tesla’s. But on the bright side the R34 will have 25 years since it’s release in 2024 which will make it legal in the US. I enjoyed reading this piece and seeing others points of view on the car culture and the strict road regulations of the US.
--Junior Gonzalez
I agree with your essay because I've seen a lot of laws banning certain modifications on cars. Some of the modifications made to the cars are harmless but the laws say otherwise, which makes no sense because some are just cosmetic mods made to the vehicle. For example, in the state of California the California's Air Resources Board is now requiring a smog test, which checks if the engine has been boosted or modified for performance. The law makes sense but some people like street racing even if it's illegal. Modifying the car's performance just makes people happy, even little kids get excited when they hear a car with an exhaust as it zooms down the street. Car enthusiasts just want to have fun boosting their cars, showing off their progress, their hard work and there should be nothing wrong with that.
--Jasmine Vasquez