On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 11:56:45 AM UTC-10, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-09-04, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> > On 9/4/2016 4:26 PM, William wrote:
>
> >> best over the range microwave is the General Electric Profile
> >> PVM9215SFSS and the best countertop model is the LG LCS11125T.
>
> I didn't get the model number, but yes, it was a GE Profile. I was
> bummmed that it didn't work, but I could see a huge spark jumping from
> under the bottom SS floor panel to the rotating SS shaft of the
> turntable. The spark was unmissable, which surprised me as I know my
> buddy checked to see if the unit worked before purchasing. Well, he
> didn't check close enough. The spark was large enough to see through
> the protective door glass, but then I was watching closely. It was
> large and hot enough to melt the plastic spacers in the turntable.
>
> > CR? I gave up on them years ago. They are biased in other ways and
> > they have been successfully sued.
>
> Likewise, I bailed after consumers gave highly divergent scores on
> certain models of Toyota and Chevy. You might agree, in yer own mind,
> but both vehicles, under scrutiny, came off the same assy line at the
> NUMMI plant in Fremont CA. Only the badges were different, a fact
> made blatantly clear after a local exposé went national. I also
> bought the "best" toaster-oven based on CR reviews. It was junk.
>
> nb

I was checking out some Teslas yesterday. What a well conceived, beautifully finished car it is. It actually feels and looks like a $70,000 car. This was built at the Tesla plant, which used to be the NUMMI plant, which used to be the GM Fremont Assembly Plant.

When I was working on my Mazda RX-2, the mechanic that was helping me replace the seals on the engine, drove by the gates of the Fremont Assembly Plant. As I recall, production was winding down at the plant - sad. It was surprising to see a car assembly plant in CA in 1978. These days, cars are manufactured all over the US.