Mark Olson wrote:   
      
   >All the cars I have rented _in Europe_ have headlight   
   >adjustment dials in the cockpit, but none of the cars   
   >I've driven _in America_ have them, whether Japanese,   
   >European or American makes.   
      
   >I suspect thekmanrocks hasn't driven many cars outside   
   >the USA.   
      
   ______________   
   No I have not.  Just once a cheap Suzuki or Isuzu rental hatchback in the   
   Cayman   
   Islands.   
      
   Manufacturers(U.S., Asian, and otherwise) likely presumed that the average   
   U.S. driver   
   had neither the patience nor the intellect to properly operate such   
   adjustments to achieve   
   proper headlight aim.  I, for one, would appreciate such an adjustment, and   
   would probably   
   make use of it once per month.  I'm fairly certain my fellow Yanks don't even   
   check their tire   
   pressures once per month, let alone headlight calibration.   
      
   Having visited several countries outside the States, I noticed this fact: that   
   the same exact   
   product made for sale in both the U.S. and other  countries, includes many   
   additional   
   features that the U.S. version lacks.   
      
   Considering how the last U.S. presidential election went, I foresee no end to   
   this difference   
   in products intended for U.S. sale vs identical *looking* onses intended for   
   sale elsewhere   
   around the globe.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)