I’m bang in the middle of that age group. Hell no, thank you very much.

Beat me to it. 

Looks like someone impressed on him that he wasn’t going to get away with ignoring the SEC.

That’s absurd.

I live in the U.S., and drive a Japanese car (that was built in Japan). It’s the best car in the segment - and has only one domestic equivalent. No reason to believe folks in Japan would rush to buy an inferior product.

The only thing that’s happening to Americans here is that we’re getting screwed at point of sale.

Outrageous. And to think I liked his articles when he was here!

Bloody brilliant.

I have a feeling that there’s a few of us out there who might be interested, considering that this is a car blog and all.

Fine. Tell Ford—and whoever comes after them with an idea to do something here—to take a hike.

At least in California, you have to either keep the registration current or pay a “Planned Non-Operation” fee. If you just let it lapse, DMV will come after you for the full amount owed when you try and re-register.

Tell me: does a Jalopnik Gold subscription grant one license to use said trademark?

Note to self: if I spend $2mm on a car, spend the extra thousand bucks and add LoJack.

Hey, speak for yourself. Not all of us did stupid things as teenagers!

That’s atrocious. Canning that policy sounds like it’d be a great place to start, but they probably can’t afford to give up the revenue.

Agreed, on all counts. 

Your position is perfectly respectable.

I appreciate that! Always like running into the few folks around here who get it...

Interesting perspective - I’m completely ignorant about the area, and talking about this in the abstract sense.

Your concerns are entirely valid, and absolutely should be part of the decision making process - ultimately, it comes down to this: is the taxpayer’s outlay going to be worth it? In other words: this is an investment like any other (it just happens to be made by the government, in the form of a tax break). Like any…