From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 7/6/20 8:08 am, Andy wrote:   
   > On Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 2:09:46 PM UTC-5, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   >> Andy   wrote:   
   >>> On Friday, June 5, 2020 at 7:14:20 PM UTC-5, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:   
   >>>> Steve W:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Provision of X and Y adjustment of motor vehicle   
   >>>> headlights is common sense.  I think even as recent   
   >>>> as my 2008 Kia Optima had both.   
   >>>   
   >>> Back when cars had glass headlights, you had both adjustments.   
   >>>   
   >>> That was when I had a Pinto.   
   >>   
   >> When you had a Pinto, the frames of American cars were slapped together with   
   >> hammers and approximate spot-welds and nothing really matched.  The doors   
   >> didn't fit right, the hood seams were never nice and straight.   
   >   
   > I do not think they were "slapped together". That had assembly lines even   
   back then.   
      
   Slapped together refers to the *tolerances* used. Much tighter   
   tolerances these days.   
   >   
   > But Ford being Ford, they were the worst American made cars.   
   >   
   > (F)ix (O)r (R)epair (D)aily   
   >   
   > Within a year, all my window knobs had cracked.   
   >   
   > I went thru 4 throwout gears for the starter motor.   
   >   
   > But as my father was a taught Ford mechanics, I did learn a lot about   
   repairing cars.   
   > :-)   
   >   
   > Andy   
   >   
      
      
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