24 Oct 08 08:13, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:

 RW>> It's built like a real truck. Not only does it have a heavy duty
 RW>> frame, it has the suspension to go with it.

 RN> I still haven't gone car shopping, but will look at those when I do.

I think the last year they were built is 2004. That is for use here in the
states. I hear that they're still available in japan.

 RN> In the meantime, I think the lower ball joints on my Lincoln need
 RN> replacing because they put up a fuss whenever the steering wheel is
 RN> turned -- at least that's what my daughter's mechanic/husband told
 RN> me.  I think it's the rack and pinion steering assembly.  A pity that
 RN> can't be lubricated.  We could both be right.

The R&P is lubricated with ATF if you have power steering. The ball joints
are a seperate item that is lubed at the factory for life (the life of the
lube job).

 RN> I recall when the electric motor for the radiator cooling fan seized
 RN> up. The Lincoln dealers can't sell it without the fan and shroud, but
 RN> we found one at a parts house at a very reasonable price.  There is
 RN> no more repairing.  We have become a replacement society.

Yeup. Back in the 80s, when I was looking for something to do besides work
for someone else, Nancy suggested that since I'm so handy at fixing
things, I go into business repairing appliances. I gave it a few seconds
of thought and concluded that nobody would pay $200 to repair a $40
appliance and so I bought a machine shop instead.

 RW>> I filled it up yesterday and figured the mileage. 17.8mpg...it
 RW>> seems that the computer at the station is having it's 'windoz' days
 RW>> and is on the fritz when I take the Silverado to fill it up. Two
 RW>> times, yesterday and today. Yesterday the computer was down and
 RW>> wouldn't take my credit card. Today, it took the card and gave me
 RW>> 33 cents worth, before crashing. Yesterday, that station was at
 RW>> $2.29/gal while Wal-Mart and surrounding stations were at
 RW>> $2.35/gal. Today, they're all at $2.29/gal.

 RN> I still have 103 miles worth of gas left in my Lincoln and I can run
 RN> on that for a long time even if it's all city driving.  I wish we
 RN> could enjoy(!) the prices at the punp you're paying.  The pumps here
 RN> don't crash. They either accept your card or don't, in which case you
 RN> have to go into the office and tell them to stop the pump at 10
 RN> gallons.

I could have done that too, had I the cash to pay for it.

 RN>  At some places here, they can't compute and suggest $10
 RN> worth of gas.  I snicker to myself and agree.  (-:[

I've run into that in California too. Those are the same people who don't
know how to count your change back to you. Which is a lost art among even
the boomer generation.

 RW>> Maybe there's hope yet for under $2/gal...

 RN> I don't think it will show up here, but one NEVER knows.

I was told that there's a station down by I-10, near Cibolo, TX that is at
$1.98/gal. I havn't confirmed it yet, but this morning the Texaco I use to
estimate gas prices all over town was at $2.24. Somewhere it's at least 6
cents less than that, or will be later today.

                R\%/itt



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