Recent content by biglatka

If you're making in excess of $250,000 or so you're paying proportionately less taxes than the real workers in our society that make less than $100,000. Warren Buffet has said many times that he is making out like a bandit and that the taxation system in this country is unfair to the poor and...

That's true only if our markets are totally free and competitive, but they're not. There are some areas that have to be government regulated for the good of society. You really cannot vote with your money when it comes to national security, fuel, education, public transportation. gas &...

Malthus resurrected I guess many of you have not been to China or much less read about what

The trouble is that SUV's like the 4Runner and larger have already taken big hits in their respective resale values. The cows have gotten out and it may be too late to close the barn door. I would suggest that you calculate, based on $4.00/gal & $5.00/gal, where your break-even point would be...

An interesting article (a week old) on Yahoo.com this morning: http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/105077/6-Gas-Saving-Myths

Here's an interesting article from Tom Friedman in today's NY Times Here's an interesting article from Tom Friedman - Op-Ed Columnist - in today's NY Times Dumb as We Wanna Be By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: April 30, 2008 It is great to see that we finally have some national unity on...

Not if you use geothermal energy to convert water into hydrogen & oxygen gas as you do in your country. Alternatively, solar and/or wind energy, even nuclear, could be used for the conversion. Oil is finite, that's for sure and it will run out whether it's going to be twenty or forty years...

Not A Toyota I think the Toyota's, Honda's, and Miata's I've owned or own over the many years have been great vehicles but I won't buy another Japanese car again if Japan does not change its whaling practices. When I decide to get rid of what I presently own, it will probably be replaced by...

Not bad for Cablevision

Ditto Thanks for posting!

No, Toyota owners manuals are not model specific, they apply to and include all models for that year. I would prefer PayPal (email me for PayPal id), but will accept check (will send out manual set after check clears).

Sorry for your accident. Did you get a copy of the police accident report? It would indicate whether or not any tickets were issued and the police interpretation of the accident. Good luck, I hope it's totaled for you and glad no one was hurt.

Jeff, All I was implying was that switching the 4Runner to an engine that uses Diesel fuel would be a stopgap measure and temporary at best. It would do nothing to alleviate the problems we have before us as I mentioned in my previous post. As far as the diesel engine is concerned it is more...

P.P.S. Diesel, gasoline

Canada doesn't need the middle eastern countries, they are self-sufficient in oil. oil sands and coal. But then again, they get universal health care too. ;):