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You raise some compelling points about possible collusion.

My personal (uneducated) take is it could be a little of both. Airbags significantly improve safety, but their effect is overstated and the way they came to be mandated was shady.

This paper by the NHTSA seems pretty good (airbag stuff ...

All great advice. You guys have been extremely helpful, thank you.

Oh wow, I would be honored. I'll keep an eye on that thread to see how it progresses.

A couple of unrelated thoughts:
1) This car looks like it's in amazing shape, but it's pretty pricey (also far away). What do you folks think? https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/d/hesperia-1984-toyota-tercel ...

for reasons that are deeply spiritual and mysterious, the 4wd Tercel has long been my dream car.
I'd like to buy one to use as a daily driver and potentially for longer road trips.
Ideally, I'd find one somewhere in North Eastern USA but I'm willing to travel or pay to have one shipped if it's in ...