differences between us and europe

The US talks funny, and they like lots of bullet proofing.

Most "world" cars are made two ways......really complicated so ownly dealers will work on them, or very simple so Joe's service station in Bandledesh can fix them, just depends on the definition of world car.

Toyota put all their high tech electronics in their F1 car, luckily there was no left for the street.

considering your experience with european vehicles howard, i thought mostly any vehicle would be easy for ya, lol, anyways, japanese vehicles are really as easy as you can get, the fuctionality of there cars are excellent and reliable once well maintained, and best of all mostly anyone with a little experience can find their way around these vehicles, who needs euros, they are also great vehices, but in my view, too complicated too dabble with, you always have to wonder which dash light you might unknowingly trigger,  .

Also on a side note, not to hijack your thread howard, but would it be safe to remove the battery from the vehicle and dissconnect an airbag jack and snap it back before re installing the battery, or is removing these jacks a No No?

Nice post t&t, the answer to your comment is not at 62 years old with at the moment Sciatica, then go to work on a Smart car or a Mini, ever tried to get at the h/unit on a new Mini?  The answer to the question is yes, but, disconnect battery 20 mins before, wait 20 mins to reconnect (both terminals please) after rejoining your plugs. The reason is to allow static build up to dissipate. You will probably get the odd warning light come on but a 3 mile drive should clear it.

That email I sent you was a joke and yes there was also a wiring connector that you can't see in the photo.