That is the nature of big corporations: http://samadhisoft.com/2008/06/09/about-corporations/
Dennis Gallagher Seattle 85 & 86 CB700SC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kyle Munz Sent: 05 December, 2008 21:09 To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day I hate to go so far off topic, but while Sam Walton was alive Wal*mart was still on its "Made in the U.S.A." kick. It wasn't until after he passed and the board took over that they started pushing the cheapest crap they could wring out of China. -Kyle On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:03 PM, stanley/ Randolph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, if it's for klunkers, it's still all good, if the engine is healthy and doesn't leak. Got leaks? I'd use the cheapest oil that meets the specs. That's what I would do, if it's more than a half a quart per a thousand miles or so. Wish we had a COSTCO here. Just a Sam's Club and that's not much better than any other of Walton's stores. He did a lot toward sending jobs to China and there was some palm greasing between Walton, Clinton, and the Chinese. Had to be... May your riding experience be safe. Stanley _____ From: Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 10:19:07 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day Stanley, That all sounds good to me. But this oil wasn't just for my Nighthawk. It was for a whole collection of vehicles I've got here. I think AMSOIL wouldbe wasted on most of them - they are junkers. But, Amsoil for my Nighthawk? You bet and I've already bought that oil and have it sitting here waiting for me to do the change. Oh, and I went into COSTCO here this morning and saw cases of 5w-30w for $27 which was a LOT more reasonable than Shucks Auto so I know where I'll be buying oil from now on. Cheers! Dennis samadhisoft.com <http://samadhisoft.com/> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of stanley/ Randolph Sent: 04 December, 2008 19:33 To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day Those 24 quarts will only give you four nearly five oil changes, and that for a total of 12,000 miles; You can get five qts of Amsoil and a filter, good for 25,000 miles or more, reduce the wear on your engine significantly, and increase your mileage by about 5% in the process (some engines increase as much as 15%), and it would cost you about $40dollars less than the two cases, or about $56 - $58. And the 25,000 miles comes with a written guarantee. Stanley _____ From: Dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:07:36 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day It's nice that gasoline prices have dropped but I went into a Shucks Auto yesterday and put two 12 quart cases of oil up on the counter (one 30wt and one 40wt ) and was told that it was going to be $98 for the pair! I was stunned. Each case held 12 quarts so for my $98 (pretax) I was getting 24 qts at $4.08/qt or $16.33/gallon!!! I carried the two cases back over and replaced them and then asked the clerk what was the cheaperst oil I could get out the door with and I end up buying two 5 qt containers for $12.99 each which works out to $2.60/qt or $10.39/gal. So, my question is this: Now that gasoline prices have come back down to under $2/gal., what's with motor oil prices still being up over $10/gal? My uncharitable thought is that places like Shucks were quick to raise their oil prices last summer when oil prices peaked. But, they've been damn slow to lower them back down again. And, isn't motor oil like 30wt & 40wt easier to produce than, say, gasoline? If that's true, you'd think it would be cheaper than gasoline. Dennis Gallagher '85 & '86 CB700SC Seattle -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Sande Sent: 02 December, 2008 06:38 To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day As the prices keep dropping, all I can think of is "ok, what's the catch?". $1.90 here in South Central WA state. On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:52 AM, Mark Hasslinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In the city it was as low as $1.69 over the weekend. But out here, a mere 15 minutes, it's a dime higher. Stockpile it if you can... L0L --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Chaplain Dominick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Chaplain Dominick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 7:49 AM I paid $1.53 on Sat 11/29 in Wythville VA of RT77.... On Nov 5, 10:14 am, NytWing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gas prices here in Iowa, UNDER $2.00 a gallon. My local station has > it at $1.97.... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
