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Robert Black - 31 Aug 2005 19:33 GMT

Just wrung out the last Toyota Rav 4 the dealer has left,its black and is a
5 speed.
Handels like a sports car,lots of low end,but passing on the highway sucks
with its little 1.6 litre.The 5 speed shifts as smooth as goose sh.t on a
door knob.
What to hell,I filled out an application,find out tommorrow,then Ill figure
out if I really want the damn thing.
He asked me if I was trading in the Hawk.
I said a most definite NO.
He said "good,we already have three or four of those on the lot now"
What a jester,he missed his calling,should have been a comedian.

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George Mills - 01 Sep 2005 01:32 GMT

Geez, boy, what you want out of that 1.6 litre, good mileage in a 4x4 or
passing trucks? Passing gas stations is more like it <G>. Pity the poor
suckers in Toronto/Montreal--home of the Instant Overreaction, where the
price went up 20 cents/litre overnight (for our metric challenged US
friends, that is 90 cents a gallon or 72 cents a US sized gallon.) Here on
PEI, where fuel prices are regulated*, my station is going up from 99.4
centrs to $1.094 tomorrow. My Toyota Corolla took $39.00 to fill tonight....

*regulated = the gas companies open their books, the arms-length regulator
decides what is a fair price INCLUDING a fair profit/rate of return on
investment for both the fuel company including the costs of delivery, AND
the local service station owner--no skimping, IRAC want everyone to stay in
business and make money. So, as of Sept 1, $1.10 a litre is a "fair" price,
including our taxes.

Still, I'm NOT going to stop driving just because of the increases--going to
Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Fortress of Louisbourg, Southern Shore and
Halifax next week. I'll just set the cruise at 90 instead of 110.

Jim Bartley on PEI

> Just wrung out the last Toyota Rav 4 the dealer has left,its black and is a
> 5 speed.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> He said "good,we already have three or four of those on the lot now"
> What a jester,he missed his calling,should have been a comedian.

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Robert Black - 01 Sep 2005 16:28 GMT

Its the 30k sticker that bothers me the most Jim.

> Geez, boy, what you want out of that 1.6 litre, good mileage in a 4x4 or
> passing trucks? Passing gas stations is more like it <G>. Pity the poor
[quoted text clipped - 35 lines]
>> He said "good,we already have three or four of those on the lot now"
>> What a jester,he missed his calling,should have been a comedian.

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Gordon Richmond - 02 Sep 2005 00:31 GMT

Jeez, Robert.

Find yourself an older Diesel Suburban. 20 mpg, loaded or empty, and
all the room you could possibly want, and you could probably find a
real creampuff for under $8000.

Why make the banks rich?

Gord Richmond

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