That’s also why such companies soon open branches in Austin, Texas.

I do think this that this is the wrong side of Checkpoint Charlie and I am putting my money where my mouth is by sowing the seeds of change to bring this bipartisan tyranny down.

I’ll just leave this here...

Other of us still remember America before the Patriot Act. Sure, I’ll grant you that, compared to such low bars, the US is pretty good, relatively speaking. And, as long as you pay the $2350 fee and pay the exit tax over all your assets, you're free to get out, maybe.

You probably mean Serbia, whose government continued on power after the end of hostilities and the implantation of a serf government in Kosovo which is still reliant on the UN for defense.

Gulf: turned around at the last moment.

You got that wrong. In the 21st century, America is on the wrong side of Checkpoint Charlie and is itself the Axis.

Not once since 1946.

Given that the US has not won any of the many conflicts it got involved in and never faced off but much weaker and worse prepared and equipped nations, I predict that the US Navy will huff and puff and butt out with the tails between its legs.

One does not pick the color of an used car, but its overall state.

Maybe, like VW, maybe not. The issue is that such tests do not represent real driving conditions and, since manufacturers design the engines to comply the regulations, the real world emissions are bound to be different, even wildly different.

I wonder what voters will think of those stricter standards when they are shown the bill to treat the exhaust gases after them. Especially when, in some cities, the exhaust is already cleaner than the intake air and cars account fit just 10% if air pollution, yet are expected to pay for all of it.

Indeed, the problem is more with test cycles that do not represent real world use, be it a test cycle of emissions or of mileage. But, this is a politicized issue now, so expect no rational thought. Hopefully, when the bill to have a car spewing unicorn farts is shown to the consumer, he will reject stricter emissions…

I’m keeping an eye on the price of used Audi, whether diesel or gas powered. If the public values all VW brands less, I might get an used A7 this year instead of the next if it comes down to my range.

Say what you will, the LS must be respected, even if it’s not for you. I know, as it’s not for me either.

I suspected that, when it comes to the voting masses, like decimating the power, mileage and value of their prizes possessions, the politicos would back off. Furthermore, I wonder if the same voters will frown at politicos who suggest stricter emissions standards in the future, since, in some cities, the exhaust is…

So, even 30 years after their changing their minds they deserve your little boycott? Do you remind yourself of that every morning when shaving too?

That’s quite a lengthy way to sophistically state the equivalent that Bill Durant did not found GM, because new GM and stuff...

As well as an argument about coordinating traffic lights so that drivers don’t hop from red light to red light.

A friend of mine has an older generation of the LS and, I kid you now, my headaches are soothed when riding in it. It’s so plushy and soft and comfy and quiet and...