Best thread of 2008 so far!!!
Lew, come on man, you're not doing yourself any favors here. Own up to it, issue a mea culpa, and most here (with the probable exception of JBo) will probably chalk it up to someone having a bad day. This has gotten ridunculous.
From the Captain Obvious Department: this is another example of an international auto deal rarely going well. Typically best left to registered brokers to handle the logistics (and in which case, when that 30 days came and went, even to one SECOND, it would be "finit").