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I don't know where anyone would think this is about the US and consumers here but it is about the Arab league, OPEC, the EU customers (can you say Italy?) who depend on Libyan oil and nothing else. Obama isn't helping the country unless he sells short futures at the same time selling off oil...

Well what I have done is to keep the pool as one, not split it up or use the money and have a plan to update at a given the end of life of the vehicle (or one of the components). This may be a case where the vehicle, regardless of age, is in good body/chassis shape but the engine and trans...

I'm trying to figure out how the institution of slavery which isn't all about beating, making people work while they are sick and raping can be compared to that of a modern day mess we have. Overall, many don't face real hardships in the job market but feel they are facing it. Ford UAW workers...

You really have to put this into context of what is really going on to understand the real issue - Oakland county is almost broke and the executive of the county has yet to make any move to improve his county. L Brooks Paterson has been controlling the county for a few decades now and it is in...

Here is what I would do; Take the most expensive item that is a common thing to just go bad and price out the replacement cost of it - in a vans case it is the transmission. THEN double that plus ten percent to cover towing, hotel expenses and other things. This will give you a good number...

Isn't 60M bbls of oil a days worth of oil the world consumes?

Are we having a dougie moment?

It isn't just people expecting to get something from the government, it is a lot of them expecting things from everyone. One example is somewhat sad. A kid graduates with a computer science degree from a university with crappy grades. He has an interview at Compuware four months after he...

Lawrence, When does one opt in? I got one too but I don't care, its nice to see you sending me email :p BUT I also got a dozen emails from FedEx with a different account, which is puzzling because they didn't have that email address.

What after ten years of hell in the Sudan, they are now going to ask for peace keepers? I guess Susan Rice also said we will help foot the bill for this operation. I have faith in the Ethiopian military but I hope that the UN stays out of the command structure because they seem to screw it...

OK so we get involved with a civil war, the price of oil has not moved much because of it and now with the prices falling, they are going to take 30 million barrels of oil to sell on the open market to ease the suffering of those countries who get their oil from Libya and who were the ones who...

Tonight I lost my beagle dog Chance, we had to let him go after his battle was lost. He had transitional cell carcinoma which is an aggressive fast spreading cancer. We got the bad news three weeks ago that the cancer was spreading a little and the chemo treatment was ineffective, the cancer...

Well when you come down to it, a fishing license is also an intrusion - who has the right to tell anyone that they can't gather food?

OK so how about medicare?

Assuming that a new van won't cost much is that, an assumption. Tires, brakes and other items can be costly, as with any evidence of overloading the van can put the entire thing out of warranty. The comparison is easy to make. Starting with a used van, plan on putting about 1000 to 1500 into...

Now really? ... like really? ... Think about how arrogant the guy is for a moment and what led him to stray off into this mess.

Look Minimum Wage is not a wage to live on and shouldn't be. IT IS a starting wage. I think it should be eliminated altogether because it is holding everyone back, especially those at the bottom of the economy. If you can't get beyond that by trying to better yourself, then don't complain...

Not to pee on anyone here but it was explained to me a while back that FedEx isn't obligated to one single contractor for any reason - because they are contractors. What this means is that ... yes ... they are looking out for themselves, they will compensate the CEO and others within the...

Wow what a bunch of smarta** van drivers here. To answer your question - YES straight trucks drivers need to log. I would get a paper log from one of the truck stops, ask one of the guys there to explain the basics to you for a meal or coffee. Many southern truckers are willing to help out...

I budget just the same, no difference. When you come down to it, you want to build the maintenance fund up as soon as you can. A new van can have brake problems just as an old one can or you can spring for a new tire and rim because of that pot hole you hit while making your get away. A used...