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One of the older models with the fuel tank inside the cab.

What about furnaces and boilers operating on #2 oil fuel?

If you don't know how to do something, you often do not want to just dive in and figure it out yourself. There are a ton of things I could do myself but would have to figure it out as I go along. Life is too short to spend time to learn (which can often take a while with its share of...

I have had friends that refused to work at any job where it was necessary to spend more than a short while indoors. Something about being confined and all that. OTOH, none of these friends was performing hard labor in 100F heat.

An acquaintance I met recently has a Soul with 200k miles. He likes it.

Shocking how many people believe it is some sort of secret knowledge needing to get passed on to others that DIY is generally less expensive than paying someone else.

By me in Southeast Florida (very close to the coast) it is cheaper, double cheeseburgers are each like $9 maybe, Two double cheeseburgers, medium fries (which are quite a bit for the two of us) and two x-large drinks are maybe $33-$34 or thereabouts.

Five guys is our go to restaurant when burgers are desired, top notch and worth every penny IMO. Other non-chain sit-down waiter places serve very good burgers also, just more expensive by the time you leave. And none of those serve better french fries. For steaks, the Longhorn chain by us...

Salads are of course easy to make. But many of us eat more than a salad for a meal.

Just think of the cost as the total of parts and shipping. Either it is worth it to you, or not.

Sounds like a good purchase to me. I think they are great riding car, this one seems to be well cared for and 200K on a Toyota is generally fine.

Some do for various reasons, many will not.

12 year old vehicle with a busted engine (or a tranny for that matter) is the end of the line for many owners.

I am, but there are quite a few that think this can happen easily enough without much in the way of disruptions.

No worries, just switch renewable electricity and we will have all we want or need. We can even convert all of the oil burning heat systems in the north part of the US to electric heaters, saves a ton of money for everyone.