1996 Landcruiser (petrol) that has a screeching (belt?) noise when
starting up. The noise subsides after a warm up period e.g. a few
minutes. Sometimes if you engage the clutch slightly the noise will
seem to ease a bit quicker.

An announcement in the oil industry causes panics well before the $h!t
ever hits the fan, and the proces go up within hours. The Sultan of
Ompappa MauMau sneezes and the prices goes up exponentially.
Brazil announces a new reserve of 8 Billion barrels of light sweet crude,

Question for Toyota Techs,
It appears I may have an oil leak behind the ignition coils.
Is this possible? Before I tear into it ...
On a 1998 4 Cyl Camry 5S-FE, is there an oil seal behind the

Global Warming fell from the sky for about 3 hours! Good thing I have
Global Warming tires put on the car last week. I didn't cover the Supra
and it was covered with Global Warming. Guess I'll have to get the Global
Warming blowers out of the garage and fired up for the Global ...

http://www.freerice.com/index.php
1190 grains, vocab level 40.
Joe, don't try this at hoem; you might break your brain and they'll
probably end up taking rice from the needy.

Toyota is pushing the idea that Canadian vehicles are made for Canada
in an apparent attempt to convince people to stop buying their cars in
the US where the price is substantially lower thanks to the sinking
dollar.

We have a 2003 Toyota Sienna. It came with 2 door lock remotes.
A year after first buying, the first remote stopped working.
And then a year or so after that, the second remote stopped working.
Tried new batteries and it has not helped.

NEW DELHI: As oil approaches the $100-a-barrel milestone, M. S.
Srinivasan, India's petroleum secretary, has an unorthodox
recommendation for cooling overheated prices: halt trading of crude oil
on commodity exchanges.

There is a bit of a groundswell building to add a recall provision to
Illinois' constitution.  Our current governor almost makes us want RYAN
back.  That's bad.   He's proving that he's incapable of governing or even
leading.

I *had* to snap a pic of this - it has to be seen to be believed:
http://www.s195323775.onlinehome.us/pageimages/saggingcar.jpg
Isn't that a hazard?!  What if he hits a big bump?
Looks even worse with that perky-butted Honda right in front of it.  LOL

Business Daily debates whether it's the private sector or government which
should take the lead in addressing climate change.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/business_daily.shtml
It starts out with a discussion about the role of Government and Business

If you were thinking of buying a Prius ? don't. Toyota's going to cut
the price even more than Apple cut that on the iPhone: they're going
to cut the price in half for the next generation Prius. So says the
Toyota Executive Vice President in charge of research and

I came apart when I heard it!
Please post it or You Send It or something. I need another good laugh!

Pontiac unveils new Vibe
Automotive News
November 6, 2007 - 3:59 pm ET
DETROIT - General Motors today unveiled its all-new 2009 Pontiac Vibe during

Is this the kiss of death for Giuliani or is it the kick in the pants
he needs to get the social conservatives?
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WASHINGTON - Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian