I wouldn't consider a 2000 Toyota Hilux old !
Although I have had problems getting spares for my 2000 Nissan Pathfinder,
though not filters, oil, etc.
...Wayne
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> bounces+wayne.harridge=structuregraphs.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
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> Sent: Saturday, 10 October 2020 3:03 AM
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> Subject: [OM] OT: Automotive Rant
>
> 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
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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