“...the box-like xB was a radically practical design and an incredibly useful car...”

So _that’s_ the difference between a Trickle Charger and a Battery Tender.

The issue with the airbags seems to be that the left and right seats, are too far from the dashboard for an airbag to fill the space that the crash victim is falling into, because they are _behind_ the driver’s seat.

Zero tolerance encourages bullying and shields bullies from consequences. Zero tolerance puts the mandatory maximum punishment on all violence that is witnessed by the teacher. The bully is sneaky and makes sure that his violence is not seen by the teacher. The victim then retaliates to put the bully on notice that…

We got a lot of me-first, hit-the-reset-button, zero-tolerance, no-paddling, everyone-gets-a-trophy, and mommy-and-daddy-paid-for-everything. Resulting in no respect for anyone or anything, and no belief in consequences.

That’s not a wheel fan.

Which is better?

Wow. Baby Crap Brown.

Fuel tank?

The internet says Electronic Stability Control was mandated in 2017. That requires ABS to function, so that is mandated by default. And drive-by-wire is also part of that, so no more throttle cables or physical attachment between the gas pedal and throttle valve.

“...you throw it in the trash and go to Best Buy.”

I’m thinking that all of the government mandated safety crap is required to be in working order to pass safety inspection and/or operate the vehicle legally on public roads. Just like if the check engine light is lit up, it’s an automatic emissions fail, no matter if it fails testing or not. Selling a car with one of…

But, but but...

The current Civic grew larger than the Accord and the current Focus grew to larger than the size of the Tempo.

I think that both ends of the manifold are supposed to be bolted to the machine, and the abrasive material pumped back and forth like drawing a two-man saw across a tree.

I’ve never heard Extrudehone mischaracterized so inaccurately as to call it “cleaning”. And that is probably the root of the power improvement doubts.

There was/is someone near me who had one and it sounded like it had some engine work. It was a regular sight until the last six months.

I seem to recall something called a “Mirage Cyborg” and a lot of little rebadged Mitsubishi based Dodges running around decked out like miniature Evos...

“All of which added up to $1,600, in large part because the air conditioner is so hard to get to on a car like the...”

I can forgive a lot of ugly car design in exchange for going like spit.