2000.

One major difference, though, is that while China has unilaterally invaded other countries repeatedly without provocation, that is actually a relatively rare occurrence for the US.

Well, China invaded the Philippine’s exclusive economic zone in 1994 to take ownership of some of these islands.

They also picked a fight with Vietnam over some of these islands in 1988.

China invaded Vietnam in 1979, and their less than one month long war tallied up, by varying estimates, about 107,000 to 153,000…

I’ve lived in a section of Illinois that was a drained swamp. I know humidity. :)

Nothing like having high humidity and the dew point dangerously close to body temp.

3rd:

The F-series effect is exaggerated in many ways. It isn’t just the F-series, but rather the North American market. Ford sells almost no F-series trucks outside of North America, and 154% of Ford’s automotive pre-tax profit last year came from North America. The only market outside of N.A. where Ford was profitable…

2nd:

What year? Mazdas have made huge leaps in refinement and quality in the past few years. I’d put them well above Toyota in many respects. The one they keep missing on for some people is isolation of engine noise. Frankly, I prefer to hear a little engine noise rather than dull silence.

What’s interesting is that Ford and Mazda already shared much of the diesel and SkyActiv technology patents. Ford had already struck a deal with Toyota to share that tech in exchange for hybrid patent rights. Now Toyota strikes a deal to share their hybrid and fuel cell tech with Mazda in exchange for diesel and…

1st: When does the recall end? It should have ended over a decade ago, before Honda and Takata covered up the defect.

I don’t care if he was doing it at a low speed or not - it is illegal and for good reason. Use of the shoulders is reserved for emergency vehicles. When selfish people start driving down them out of convenience, they’re running the risk of obstructing police, fire, EMS, etc... Just stay in the damned lane until you…

Given the age and original build quality of the Festiva, I think it is safe to assume that it is burning a fair amount of oil. Does that count? :)

Still dangerous and illegal.

I doubt steerable headlights lasts much longer in the few cars that have them now, just like they died off in many cars that had them before. Cornering lights can give you some of the same effect, and they’re cheaper and more reliable. But even more important is the advancement in electronics - just like the steering…

Ahead of its time, yes. These things just now making their way to the market? Not in the least.

Yeah - employment has definitely gone WAY down in the US over the past few decades. Of course, most of that can be tracked via productivity improvements. In the late 70s, the average car or truck built in the US needed a bit over 100 man hours of labor for its assembly. Even when I worked in the industry in the mid…

And I don’t mean to defend him too strongly. If you say something like he did while drunk, you obviously harbor some racist feelings. But it was 76, and I don’t think he had been clean or sober for well over a decade at that point - plastered beyond belief, 24/7.

First off, GM has 12 assembly plants in the US (Arlington, Bowling Green, Hamtramck, Fairfax, Flint, Fort Wayne, Lansing Delta, Lansing Grand River, Lordstown, Orion, Spring Hill, Wentzville). They have as many factories as they do on the Pacific Rim because they have to have them in order to sell vehicles there. GM…

In manufacturing employment, yes, but not by much. In total direct auto industry employment (ie, including white collar jobs)? Not yet.

Even better:

Given the number of musicians who have played with him for decades that were different races, plus the fact that he has had very well documented problems with substance abuse, I tend to believe that the latter is a little more probable than the former... not that he doesn’t have some level of possibly racist thought,…