Recent content by Jim Rogers

I have seen info about that, as well as some strategies to take advantage of that fact. But I decided it wasn't worth the effort to pursue it (given my hit-or-miss level of technical skill with computers). BTW, I still maintain my suspicion that, at the last minute, MS is going to allow an...

This really resonates with me as I've just had a very similar story. I've been trying to figure out what to do about my daily driver laptop given it's not eligible for the Windows 11 update and Windows 10 is losing support in October. From 1999-2016 I was a full-time Linux user, but a change...

FWIW, the O'Reilly deal on Castro Euro 5W-40 that I wrote about here is back on. On sale for $34.95 - $15 gift card =$19.95 per 5qt jug. Of course, the rebate is in the form of a captive O'Reilly gift card, but that can be used to get the excellent Microgard Select filters.

Yep! Mopar 3.3/3.8 Gen 1 SBC Ford 4.2 Essex Mitsubishi 3A92 All legendary for their simplicity, reliability, and longevity. Exactly why I chose each of them, and it's worked out very well so far!

You and I have had a history of differences in our analysis of senior healthcare plans, but none of that matters now. I'm really glad for you that things have worked out well, and I do hope that things will continue to be positive for you getting this health crisis paid for and successfully...

Just to close this thread out: The rebate money on the 7 x 5qts of Castrol Edge Euro 5W-40 that I bought on this promotion has come in, and it the total was $125 (rebate + rewards points). Has to wait a couple of days for a "20% off online orders" deal to come up for the filter purchase, and...

I guess I'm assuming efficiency is ok-- I'm wondering if there are any differences in the problem areas of leakage, tears, or anything like that. I don't know about the endcaps, but I'm thinking the probability is probably higher of getting fiber (which I would prefer) if one got the non eCore...

Speaking of Fram differences, I was recently at Walmart and I looked at the PH7317's they had on the shelf. About 50/50 between the ones with the Ecore + yellow dot Champ print on the top, and the metal core with holes + solid black Fram print on the sides. Are there any major differences in...

Guaranteed! Yeah, with the ~5-year supply of good MGS's that I should soon have, none of this affects me directly, and I have very little brand loyalty. However, cutting up my final Wix and Pure One cans and seeing how nice they looked caused me to have this "maybe they're not bad anymore?"...

Yep-- that's exactly what I'm doing here. But rather than deciding for myself, I'm throwing the question out to the group: "It seems to me that the six-month moving window is indicating that perhaps Purolator is moving beyond its checkered past-- what do y'all think?" Not at all-- don't care...

Yes, I understood that at the time and don't disagree with any of it (then or now). Note that I dropped the argument in those earlier posts as I understood and agreed with your point and didn't want to take it further. My Bayesian argument = if a company has had problems in the past, the...

It seems to me that torn media and closed louvers are the big knocks against Purolator. Your data here indicates that perhaps the "Purolator media tears" argument is now something from the past and that now maybe we should move on. Would you agree with that? If so, combining that with the...

Yes, you did make that point (and I agree with it), but that wasn't the focus on my bringing it up. The point I was making to @Glenda W. involved the fact that you disagreed with my "Bayesian rejection theory" based on the idea that all companies will make a few bad examples. I was saying to...

Wide pleats, yes. But wavey? I also don't like it when there are waves in the pleats, but that was another long discussion that @ZeeOSix was involved in, and, if I remember correctly, he did not agree that there was necessarily an inherent problem with waves. You're probably right that...

Correct on the Boss, but I'm not going to use those due to the efficiency issue (which is more of an inherent problem). On that Pure One thread you linked, the issue was not media tearing, and I'm of the opinion (expressed by some others) that that filter was likely sealed properly and filtered...