He’s obviously a member of Far East Movement.

They’re things like medical devices, high power communication equipment, jet engines, computers, commercial construction equipment, and so on.

If didn’t have NAFTA we would just have to drive down US wages, build cars elsewhere, or the US automakers would go out of business.

Yeah, but MB can afford to do so. What it does is provide a higher startup cost for small manufacturers.

The Japanese government has a policy of interfering in currency markets to keep the Yen low, in order to boost exports. They’ve been doing it in varying degrees since 1973. So they’re not complaining about something Japan has no control over, they’re asking for something that their government can do and has done in…

UGH. You know what helps sells cars? Put an email address on your fucking website, and respond to it. No, a “Contact us” form doesn’t count, because I know you’re just going to call and tell me to come down to the dealer and “take a look”.

Check your VIN with NHTSA. Not all cars (even japanese cars!) have the ammonium inflators.

My understanding is they’re sourcing new airbags as fast as they can, but there’s only so much capacity and a lot of backlog.

That’s the official recommendation I got in my postcard from American Honda Motor Co. Until a fix is available “later this year”, don’t let anyone sit in the passenger seat.

This was a Chinese-manufactured airbag inflator in a 2009 Hyundai Elantra produced by Tennessee-based ARC Automotive Inc. That kind of airbag inflator isn’t in U.S. Elantras, but the company’s getting probed anyway.

In part. Hedging against that is why so many Japanese manufacturers have opened US plants. Increasing their foreign content and manufacturing helpes insulate them against a strong yen (whereas exporting from Japan insulates them against a weak one).

Yeah, I’m youngish (at least compared to the corvette-buying demographic, as opposed to the corvette-lusting demographic), and my dream vette is still a C3 stingray.

That’s great. I was incredibly frustrated the first time I drove a rental spec camaro convertible and had to look up why the top wouldn’t come down. Eventually found a youtube video which explained I’d have to pull over and root around in the trunk to pull the cargo net to unlock the droptop — compare with the Mustang…

I travel for work, and at least in rental car trim, camaro visibility is abysmal. I’ll take a Challenger over one any day.

I couldn’t tell you. Some odd design choices in them, though.

Yeah, my DD is a 2008 accord with ~90k miles on it, and other than a few non-mechanical issues it’s great.

I completely agree.

Yeah, but why would you ever want a Honda slushbox since they make such great feeling manuals?

As I said above, I’ve always wanted a 944 — have toyed repeatedly with the idea of getting one with a blown engine (TIMING BELT WHAT) and doing an LSX swap.

I have always wanted a 944.