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Re: [OM] OT: Automotive Rant

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Automotive Rant
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2020 09:51:19 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
     You take a chance even in legitimate auto parts stores.

>
>Just out of interest, how do you reassure yourself the eBay parts are not
>fakes?  I’ve read a lot about the difficulties of getting genuine NGK plugs
>for mine...
>
>>      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

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
     - Hunter S. Thompson


-----Original Message-----
>From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Oct 9, 2020 9:27 AM
>To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Automotive Rant
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
>>
>> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
>>      - Hunter S. Thompson
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