A couple of Nissan dealerships are on the hook for half a million in restitution to customers.
https://jalopnik.com/two-dealerships-accused-of-falsely-advertising-low-pric-1848739167
This.
The first two holes I ever had plugged failed within weeks (my bad luck, I'm sure). Since then (probably 1993?) I've always had patches put on the inside and never had further issues. Luckily there haven't been many, so it's not a huge expense. Just remember to have them rebalance it.
Maybe. From what I've read, heat from the lamp opens microscopic pores in the lens that allow contaminates in, so I guess that could be on the inside as well as the outside. While driving, though, I think road contaminants, exhaust fumes, dirt, etc, cause a large majority of issues, and UV...
I doubt that'll happen. Heat, UV from sunlight, and pollutants in the air are what cause headlights to yellow. Polycarbonate is tough and looks great but doesn't care for the elements.
He was driving across multiple states with many temp and humidity changes. Chances are he had warmer, humid air (hello, NC...among other places) in the headlight housing and ran into some cold air. The water vapor in the headlight just condensed inside the housing. This probably happened...
Ford is paying out hundreds of millions of dollars, maybe billions, to ship millions of vehicles per year. Of course they're going to make money off of it. If they didn't, it would be like lending the buyers the money for free.
23 years ago it cost $510 for my Ranger. Big whoop.
I've been driving a manual since my dad taught me to drive his '83 Ranger when I was 14 (1987). Currently daily drive a 1998 Ranger with a manual that I bought in 2000 and will pass to my son in 2 years. Before that was a '93 Super Coupe with a manual. My knees aren't shot yet, so my next...