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Hello Mike - 

CA>> 40 years ago if another car 'tapped' you from behind you
CA>> usually just ignored them and women would park by tapping
CA>> the car ahead of them to know they were all the way
CA>> forward. :-) 

MR> Yes, but today cars are made to imitate jewelry (paste
MR> anyways) 

I admit I was shocked when bumpers were eliminated. I can't
imagine why the general public didn't have a fit and insist
bumpers were put back onto automobiles. 

MR> and as expensive as a house. 

As expensive as a house _used_ to be. If you compare percentage
increases of the cost of a house to the cost of a car you'd be
surprised to find that cars are _less_ costly not more. Wages
have stagnated (years ago) making everything seem unbelievably
expensive. 

MR> A busted tail light is $700 and a cracked bumper $4,000. 

There are few bumpers. That bulge that looks like a bumper is
called a 'front facia' and often has no bracing to the frame
whatsoever behind it. 

MR> Insurance rates to go along with that are through the roof
MR> over here. It's a scam all around. 

We have mandatory insurance now in Michigan. Not sure about the
other states. When I was a kid insurance was optional. Must be
nice for the insurance companies to have forced participation
now. :-) 

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