This facility likely has a policy of no firearms permitted on the premises.
The cop was not there on official cop business.
The cop was asked to not bring his firearm into the building.
Cop refused to comply with the request, and entered the building with firearm, in (I presume) violation of the facility’s security…

“Two-door sedans also said, “I’m single”

Not really. Back then, 4-doors were for senior citizens, or people with big kids (in their teens). There were no child car seats to fuss with in those days, and little kids could easily climb into the back and have plenty of room. I was in my mid-teens, with two older brothers,…

Me too. Those cars weren’t very common, even back then.

“He claims that’s mid-low for a bike in decent shape”
Unfortunately for him, this one’s not in decent shape, seeing how it needs an engine-out repair, has body damage, and who knows what else by now.  If it’s been sitting, it will likely have carburetor issues and need new tires as well.  Dual crack pipes for this one.

If AMC could have held on until the SUV craze hit, they’d have been golden. They had the Eagle 4x4, the Spirit SX4, the Comanche small pickup, and best of all the Jeep Cherokee (XJ) that would go on to have a nearly 20-year run with Chrysler.  

Lodestart — a similar name has already been used:

There are a lot of military aircraft that share their names with car or truck models — Wildcat, Mustang, Eagle, Cutlass, Falcon, Spirit, Typhoon, Raptor, Spitfire, Mirage.

There are plenty of aircraft names that I don’t think have been used yet. Rafale, Tomcat, Foxbat, Tigershark, Griffen, Voodoo

Looks like a cross between a Smart Fortwo and a Hind Mi-24D helicopter

My dad was a truck guy, but he always had room for the kids:

Probably more like a cadenza

“...are you any safer today then Sept 10, 2001? Nope.” 

If the diff has been upgraded to handle the additional power, then it’s a NP. If not, CP.  The mods are worthless if you can’t use them due to the weak differential.

“ happy knowing they can always get a tow”

If they are within 25 miles of a Volvo authorized repair shop 

Crack pipe.  Besides the fact that it has hack job drag pipes and duct tape on the seat, this was a budget street bike when new, with budget street bike suspension that isn’t going to work well on unpaved roads. You could probably get a real 250cc dual-sport with actual off-road suspenders for the same money they’re…

“This thing is a good $5-6K cheaper than same year clean title STs”

The problem is, this isn’t an ST. It’s an salvage/rebuilt SE with a generous amount of ST bits tacked on.  That doesn’t make it worth ST money, though.

“Toyota dealers are used to hocking Camry’s...”

hawking 

“... THEIR South China Sea is analogous to OUR Gulf of Mexico” 

More like the Carribean, and we’re not claiming that whole thing. China should play nice(r) with its neighbors.

We didn’t lose in Vietnam.  There was not plan to “win”, just to keep the south from losing.  We achieved that objective, and signed a peace agreement with North Vietnam.  Which they reneged on a few years later. But the U.S. didn’t lose, they just ran out of give-a-damn.

“...you could easily implement a system that would only engage if no one’s touching the handle.”

They already have this on shopping carts outside of the U.S.

“There were never a lot of Gremlins on the road to begin with...”