SH> A good battery is at least $100 and if you only make $30,000 a year before
 SH> taxes, that can be a hit.

As I said, it IS expencive to own a car.

 SH> When I got my winter tires, I also got a complete set of rims and it only
 SH> cost me $CAN 1,100.00.  Somebody is making money at your expense.

Somebody would have made even more if I had buyed original Chevy rims.
They started at about 700 USD **per rim!** And here we are only talking about
aluminum rims.
The rims to a 4 WD pickup is a bit special too, made for off-road driving and if
the police should caught me with rims that are not approved for 4 WD I
would get a ticket and then I had to change them.

 SH> I think I might be looking for a new car.:-)  That cost for new disks
 SH> seems very high.

Tell that to the GM bosses......
Imported from the States.

 SH> I take your point but not everyone has as much disposable income as you
 SH> and I do.

Then they have to take a cab.
There is always a choise to be made. Driving safely or not to drive, that's the
question.

//Bj”rn

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