OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> writes: > Not without nationalizing the petroleum industrry. Want to move to Venzuela? > The oil industry does not know national borders -
Yet if we produced as much or more than we consume, we ould not be held hostage to oil > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Larry T <l02tur...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> "with an halfway decent energy plan this country could be energy >> independent in a few years.".. >> >> LarryT >> 91 300D >> >> >> On 6/1/2012 8:17 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> writes: >>>> >>>>> I'm shocked at how much the price of tires has gone up the past >>>>>> couple of years. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Everything is going up. When you get all those extra trillions of >>>>> dollars our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren have been >>>>> obligated to pay chasing the same amount of goods, the price of things >>>>> has to go up. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Yeah but it seems that tires have not just gone up, they've about >>>> doubled since I last shopped (a couple of years ago). >>>> Allan >>>> 1983 300D >>>> 1979 300SD >>>> >>>> Tire Rack and similar websites seem to have the best prices, but around >>> here at least, the dealers charge higher prices for mounting the mailorder >>> tires such that little or nothing is saved by ordering them. >>> I've seen several simple tire changing machines at Harbor Freight and >>> other sources. Have you or others had any experience with them? I seem to >>> remember prices in the $150 range for the machines which would be paid for >>> after mounting two sets of tires. Balancing can be done by using a hub >>> clamped in a vice and lubricated with very light oil. Did that in years >>> gone by. >>> Gerry >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
