"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:37:18 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I had a Bobcat wagon (Mercury's Pinto equivalent). I'd still like to meet
the moron who designed the threaded ring that held the stick shift onto
the
transmission.

ROTFLMAO!!!

That was a wonder of engineering wasn't it?

Have worked in auto plants over the years, it was always amazing how stupid
decisions were made like that for the inane reasons. I swear that the "Big
Three" were the most wasteful and incompetent corporations. No wonder the
Asians and Europeans are kicking their asses.