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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Automotive Rant
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2020 12:49:02 -0400
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.

Charlie

On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 12:03 PM Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>      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.
>
>      I have a clear vision of the future, where people such as me with
> older vehicles will be wandering through junk yards draining crank cases
> for engine oil.
>
>      Fortunately, bicycle parts are readily available, even for the 40+
> year old bikes that I have.
>
> Chris
>
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