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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Automotive Rant
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2020 20:10:16 +0200
Or you can do like I do…take the car for service every 15000 km and forget 
about it.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 9 Oct 2020, at 19:57, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>     Duh!  Hadn't even thought of that.  With nothing to lose, I went to the 
> Walmart nearby and found that they had every Fram filter known to man.  I 
> bought an air filter so that I can complete the tune-up this weekend and the 
> one that's in the mail will be for the next one.
> 
>     Oil was still a disappointment, though.  All they had for 20W-50 was 
> Castrol, and I'm not very enthusiastic about that brand.  And no spark plugs.
> 
>     I think the smart thing to do is keep a complete set of tune-up parts 
> handy.
> 
>     I can buy five quarts of Pennzoil 20W-50 on evilBay cheaper than four 
> quarts of Valvoline locally.  Go figure!
> 
>> 
>> Jeez, Chris, do you not have a Walmart near you. The ones here have a
>> billion Fram filters and any grade of motor oil you could possibly want.
>> 
>> 
>>>     My 2000 Toyota pickup was giving me clear unmistakable messages that
>>> I need to do a tune-up and oil change.  The last place I was able to get
>>> the plugs I prefer no longer sells parts, just service.  So I ended up
>>> buying those on evilBay.  This morning I went shopping for oil and filters.
>>> 
>>>     I was lucky to find any 20W-50W (Valvoline), and the 5-20 they now
>>> have is something I would consider only if I was in Alaska.  And you can
>>> forget finding Fram filters anywhere.  So, yet another evilBay purchase.
>> 
> 
> Chris
> 
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