[ZTWsquared]

Well, that was certainly interesting. Throughout everything - in the thread and in his PMs, Randy insisted that the term Canuckistan is "funny" ... and if we think otherwise then we are simply being thin-skinned and we should get over ourselves.

I suggested to him in a PM that whatever he thinks of the term, even if he used it without malice, he might consider what some Canadians might think of it (ie: offensive) simply in terms of not pissing off customers or future customers.

He basically said that he's insulted and called names all the time and it doesn't bother him ... so why should this be any different.

Bottom line: he thinks the whole thing is funny, he hasn't even hinted that he's sorry if he offended anyone ... and he doesn't care if it hurts his business with Canadians and we should "do what you have to do."

I've spoken to Randy personally on a number of occasions and thought he was a good guy ... certainly a talented guy when it comes to the Focus and I used to think he was a good businessman too.

But now, based more on his PMs than his posts, I think he's just an ignorant asshole. Where I can I will buy my parts somewhere else first - even if it means paying a bit more. So ... looks like my 2.3 turbo project just got a bit more complicated.

If anyone's interested in reading the PMs I can post them up ... otherwise I'm done with Randy.

** Edit: actually in one of his posts he did say "sorry if some found it offensive" - missed that - maybe he's not such an asshole after all.