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What do you guys think about this email I received?

"Join the resistance!!!!

I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by the summer.

Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.

Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea: This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day"

campaign that was going around last April or May!

The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas.

It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.

BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can really work.

Please read it and join with us!

By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $1.97 for regular unleaded in my town.

Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have

conditioned us to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50- $1.75, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace....not sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action.

The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas!

And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.

Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers.

It's really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!

I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to, at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) .. and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers! If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!

Again, all You have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. (If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician. (But I am ... so trust me on this one.)

How long would all that take? If each of us sends this email out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you I didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you! Acting together we can make a difference.

If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK."

Yes, will email to all my friends and relatives. It's so sad, just paid $2.17 for regular unleaded here in LA. :chairshot:

Hello everyone, I am looking for a good radar detector, guess the LAPD is short on budget lately, there seems to be a cop at every other corner catching people who are going just a few miles over the limit. I know nothing about radar detectors, what is a good brand and model? is more expensive the better? are used ones ok to buy?..etc. Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

Hello everyone, here is something strange happening to my 96 es300, the ABS will kick in while braking on dry pavement right before the car comes to a complete stop, especially when braking at a corner while turning the steering a little, I can hear the clicking from one of the front wheels and can feel that clicking with my foot stepping on the brake paddle, tires and brake pads are good and my local mechanic could not find out what’s causing it. Any advice is appreciated.

Dear Lexus owners, Please recommend a effective and inexpensive after market navigation system/GPS for my 96 es300, due to this new job that I have to visit clients all over southern California everyday, any advice will be appreciated.

I don't know much about cars but I would look into the EFI system and those engine temperature related sensors, there are several for different things.

you may want to replace the water pump as well, my local mechanic charged me $450 for both parts and labor, toyota dealer wanted $927.68 plus tax, was afraid to get a quote from lexus dealer so i didn't call them.

bbsal, they look great but i must have missed some your earlier posts, did you do something to the lights? most of them look bright white to me.

I will be there if not too far from me (city of industry, la county), but I will definitely go if there is BBQ, beer, wet t-shirt contest..etc.

ok, I will try tighten the bolts and see, only if my tool can reach to them, they looked pretty hard to get to without removing some stuff above the valve cover though. I guess it's not a good solution to add a bottle of those "guaranteed stop leak" thing?!

Hello everyone, 96 es300, noticed a few drops of oil on the garage floor few days ago, checked carefully, found some oil around the oil pan and on the side of valve cover (the one closer to the firewall behind the intake and throttle body), like to get an idea about how much it cost to fix it parts and labor, dealer or non-dealer, or any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

toddls400, smart idea, wish the club could provide this service say for a small fee?

JPI, I agree.

Hello, I have mine replaced 2 months ago, bought parts from toyota dealer for under $100 (don't remember exactly but both sides for under $100), and the local mechnic did it for $160 labor, mine is 96 es300, told the dealer it's a 96 camry v6.

btw-it is weird if you have dealer do the job, they will charge $358.91 for parts and $526.73 for labor?! then they will give you a free car wash that you don't really need.

The key should be adjustable in case it is stripped, it happend to me and i took it to a tire shop, the guy used a screw driver and pounded on it from the other end, that fixed the problem and charged me something like $10

Hi guys, does anyone know where i can buy or mail order a add-on center armrest (front) for 96 es300? the original is a little too low, just can't really rest my arm on it very comfortabily, have seen these clip-ons in other cars that adds 2-3" to the existing armrest. Thanks for any suggestions.

try to find a local mechanic you can trust, but specify using toyota parts, that will save you few hundred (that's what I did), if not using "genuine" toyota parts will save you another couple hundred.

do not go to the dealer if your car is no longer within warranty anymore, or if you can, try to talk to the mechanic not the service rep who makes a living on commissions just like a sales rep! ps. finding a good and honest mechanic is the most important thing in every car owners life!

Sincerely

My 94 Es300(65k) starts but dies after about 15-20 seconds( I reverse it about 10 feet). It will restart but dies immediatley. I just replaced the battery and I think it may have something to do with the security system. Any help will be appreciated.

Another question: Will an ODB 2 code reader work with this car?

I had similar problem, it turned out to be the EFI main relay, $35 dealer item. Not saying this must be your problem though. (finding a good and honest mechanic is the most important thing in life)

1996 es300 with 75k miles, engine won’t start until trying several times, and engine dies while driving (when this happens, pull over, restart, get going as normal), it happens intermittently about once every other day, and doesn’t matter if it is cold or hot, a mechanic checked it with computer, no error found. When the engine does run, it runs nice and smooth! The battery is new, spark plugs are new, and a new fuel filter was replaced recently but this strange problem is still there, can anyone help me? Thank you!