Built like a Mercedes (?)

I know they do, EXCEPT automotive industry workers. Their world is
much different. Pretty much an act of God is required to get people to
accept personal responsibility, and they do NOT pay for skill and
competency./ The workers with the most time in service must die or
retire, you can get rid of them (like gum on your shoe in an Arizona
Summer)

 

Pardon? I said Haiti and Burkina are two of the poorest countries in
the world. Where am I wrong???
I've been to Burkina. I don't need to go to Haiti.

 

Who aid I got the shaft?? MY choice to stop working for idiots. MY
choice to do without benefits. I had the benefits while the kids were
young, and now I have some again since my wife has gotten benefits at
her work.

 

OK serious answer: It's todo with mixing quotes and replies, which can
be very effective.

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I reply to this statement.

I reply to this part.
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This way I don't have to quote the whole post, but just the sections
that I'm replying to. You can also very easily tell what I'm replying
to. Whan someone else continues this thread and quotes in the same way
the message is extended and still remains coherent even if you don't
read all the previous messages.

This is why, on Usenet, this has always been the way to do discussions.
That is, until the 'net was flooded with newbies, who didn't really care
about traditions and wanted to do things like they do in the mail.

Read the following for a better explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting

Mixing top and bottom posting sucks (a bit like driving on both sides of
the streets), so why not stick to the tradition for a change?

Ximinez

 

No, and that's why it's not just top-posting that's annoying, but bottom
posting and not editing away superfluous material is at least as bad. A
badly edited bottom-post-thread can be very annoying to read. So cut
away access fat and create a post that is readable be itself. Like I
tried to make this one.

Ximinez

 

No he's right. It's a matter of intelligence and efficiency. Anyone
smart enough to see what works and what doesn't can see why top posting
sucks in multi-user discussion threads.

He's just not very nice about it, but I understand his frustration.

Ximinez

 

Things have changed a bit since 1969 though. At least, they have over here

Most manufacturers specify exactly the same oil up to 12000 miles as is the
minimum US standard. That is API SL. It is a standard which is current and
set by the *American* petroleum institute.
For goodness' sake, back in 1984 I was running UK built cars with 12,000
mile/1year oil change intervals on high sulphur fuel and far inferior oil to
SL, I think it could have been API SF but I'm not sure. I had a VW Golf GTi
1.8 back in 1982 which had 10,000 mile intervals on the standard of the
time. It was still running last I heard, which was a while ago, with around
180,000 miles on it.

Yes, from 12000 miles up a better oil is usually specified. So what? Many
people choose to use a better oil in any case. Long drain oils are
increasingly common and are now almost the standard oils for diesel engines.
Witness API CH4 which is equivilent to ACEA E3 or E5 or what used to be
called 45000km super high performance oil.

Oil is not rocket science for the consumer. One just uses the oil standard
and viscosity as specified by the car manufacturer. It's that simple.


Huw

 

But a '69 engine under thouse conditions shouldn't have inordinately
fouled the oil. *MY* '66 and '69 Chrysler engines go for 7000 miles
between changes, and hard running is easier on the oil than loafing. If
his slant-6 really did foul its oil that badly on one trim, then the
engine had some other problem- broken ring, dead PCV system, blown head
gasket, who knows what. But it had a problem that caused the dirty oil.

 

What is An F450 Super Duty rated at Max? You can take one off the

Perhaps you can, but its not classed as a pickup at that level. From there
on up to 24k or so, its medium duty. Pickups are light duty. Both the
government and the manufacturers make this distinction.

Thanks for confirming what I felt was the case, most pickups in Europe are
very light weight.

--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

I'm inclined to agree with you but I don't know those engines. I do remember
Ford Escort engines of that period which did need 4500 mile oil changes
because by 6000 miles the oil was basically f****d. Mind you, the engines
generally didn't last more than 100,000 back then without a rebuild as I
remember it, no matter how often the oil was changed.
There are still plenty of rebuilt Escorts of that age running around here of
that vintage. My nephew works with a specialist company that just rebuild
them for enthusiasts, or "sad gits" as I call them.

Huw

 

As indeed they are in many Cities.

So you admit you've been full of dung during these posts?

--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

They only work efficiently when travelling from city to city and over long

False, light rail transit in urban centers is not long distance, nor is it
city to city, yet it is still efficient.

As to the branch line, you'll find upon doing some research, that many of
the "abandoned" branch lines have been bought up by smaller corporations and
now run rail service efficiently and at a profit.

--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

the only limit is how many trains

I hope you have a spcific figure in mind when claiming "not many".

Apparently you know very little about American railroads.


--
Max

"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)

 

Confirm all you like but the fact remains that most European pickups have a
one metric ton payload. Even the huge numbers of extended or king cabs on
the road today have a one ton payload or near enough. I run some and am in
daily contact with many customers who run almost every non American brand
under the sun, and Ford.
The Ford/Mazda one tonner is built........ is it in Malaysia? No. Singapore?
Maybe, but somewhere in that general region in a factory jointly owned by
the two corps. Thailand perhaps.

http://www.carpages.co.uk/isuzu/isuzu_rodeo_pickup_part_1_22_10_03.asp?switched=on&echo=993123965

http://www.best4vans.co.uk/vandetails-482.html

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/mitsubishi-l200-2002298.html
a new version of the L200 has recently been launched

This is the extremely ugly new one
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/premiere/2714/mitsubishi_l200.html


http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/ranger/-/-

The bestselling Land Rover. The short wheelbase pickup and van is the best
seller in the range in the UK but worldwide the 110inch wheelbase is by far
the best seller, including the rest of Europe. Not that this variant is not
a good seller in the UK either.
http://www.landrover.com/gb/en/Vehicles/Defender/Towing_and_carrying.htm

What are the others in the market? Hmm. The Toyota Hilux which launched a
new model back in June. This is an ugly son-of-a-bitch too. It is also
underpowered in comparison with its contemporaries.
Try www.toyota.co.uk then find the tab for hilux across the top of the page.

Please let me know of any small pickups that sell in any volume apart from
the slow selling VW Caddy which themselves are a rare sight on our roads. I
know of only one relitively new one in the area, and that is over 5 years
old, and that belongs to an employee of mine.

Huw



Huw

 

No. You know that we have been talking of main line trains or locomotives
not subway trains. But if you feel that you are vindicated that is fine by
me. It fools no-one though.
If trains were as efficient as you claim then they would be competitive. In
general they are not financially competitive or flexible for various reasons
that I and others have listed. In certain circumstances they are efficient
and these limited circumstances have also been listed and acknowledged.

Huw

 

I know that it little used by travellers and mainly used by bulk cargo such
as chemicals and raw materials and metals.

Huw

 

Regularly. As in frequently. Not, oh once a week or so.

Sure, as long as the Taurus is running on 30 year old spark plugs,
with 2 cycle gas instead of regular, and towing a 40,000 boat behind
it.

A neighbor of mine just got rid of his truck, F150, which NEVER got
better than 8MPG. EVER. If you think ANY CAR averages less than 8MPG
you need to get a clue.

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Dave

 

Yes, which is why unions are bad.

Suer, but how would that occur.

*************************
Dave

 

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Dave

 

No, you said they are two of the poorest countries in the world and
the most prosperous.

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Dave