Lexusfreak

This is kind of an FYI thread. September 7, 2005 Canada the leading exporter of crude oil to the United States Ottawa, Ontario - As reported by the Green Car Congress, in the first half of this year, Canada was the leading exporter of crude to the United States, averaging 1.61 million barrels per day; Mexico was second with 1.57 million, followed by Saudi Arabia with 1.53 million. The Canadian government is envisioning oil sands production of six million barrels per day by 2030. Claude Drzymala, a senior energy adviser at the Canadian Department of Industry, made the statement in the Netherlands at the National Oil Companies Summit. Earlier this year, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) estimated that by 2015, the current 2.6 million barrels of oil produced per day could increase to 3.9 million, based largely on increases in oil sands production. About one million of the current 2.6 million barrels comes from oil sands. Rapidly rising crude prices and tight supply are fueling investment in formerly uneconomical and unconventional oil recovery, such as from oil sands or oil shale. The U.S. has the largest resources of oil shale, while Canada has the largest supply of oil sands. Recent investments include international oil giant Total's acquisition of Deer Creek Energy in a $1.35 billion cash deal, which contains an 84 per cent interest in Alberta's Joslyn oil sands leases; an agreement between Petro Canada and Teck Cominco, the world's largest zinc miner, to acquire a 15 per cent interest in its Fort Hills oil sands project, which brings in an experienced mining partner; and a forecast of $45 billion by companies such as Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell and Suncor Energy to expand oil sands output between now and 2010.

Do you offer any extended warranty coverage to Canadian Lexus owners or is this a service just offered to the U.S. customers? Where can I find a detailed price list for the different warranty packages you offer?

Ok Thanks we where wondering about the Mud flaps. Now our decission is to either select the chrome wheels offered by Lexus or buy after market. They are offering the wheels at 1200 for the set a swap of the alloy wheels. ← So that's $300 a piece for factory 'Lexus' chrome wheels? I'd take that & it wouldn't hurt to offer say $1000 for the trade. All they can say is no. B)

Agreed! No way that should have happened.

Agreed......& I think there is a reason why they are not offerd......they won't look good on an ES IMO.

So does Canada lol ;) :whistles:

Nicely done dc! B) One guy I do really like that is getting things done & is also a native of LA. is 3 Star Lt. General Russel Honore & he takes no BS from anyone & that includes the media! Even the Mayor of N.O. called the man a "John Wayne Dude". B) http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/honore.profile/index.html

Well said civi! Dozens of countries (friend & foe) have offered help to the U.S. & it's nice to see other nations come to aid of another (no matter how powerful or not) in their time of need. B)

GOD BLESS ALL THE VICTIMS If I was trapped there with my family I would do whatever it takes to protect my family & people who I can help including looting for food & much needed life sustaining supplies ! I cannot believe it took 4-5 days Just to get food & water there. The director of FEMA out & out lied when he stated on TV he had no knowledge of the situation at the dome. Also the army engineer who stated on TV that it just was not cost effective to build the levy to withstand a class 5 hurricane. How cost effective would it have been now? I heard that the Red Cross take a big percent of donations for administration salaries & expensives is this true if so what percent ? ← mol, I beleive the director of FEMA said he had no knowledge of the folks that were held up in the convention center, not the Superdome. But either way, the whole thing has been very heart wrenching & this is not the time to point fingers & play the blame game. Keep the race card out of it too. There were all sorts of different races that were in serious trouble.

lol bart, that's good stuff! B)

Totally unacceptable & way out of line! :chairshot: :chairshot: the frustration part I understand, but those comments were (no pun intended) "bush league" :whistles: I felt really bad for Mike Myers actually standing right beside the guy. Can you say A$$ hat? :chairshot:

What kind of brand new tires did the sales manager throw in? B)

Considering the prices of gas these days, why not just save your money & just do the speed limit which is also excellent for fuel economy. :whistles: ;)

What kind of coolant & brand of coolant is in the car now? And I agree with SK, the thermostat is a possibility as well. B)

It should be pretty much the same as the ES 300 I would think as both have the same basic mechanicals. Try a search for that. B)

I'm not looking for a BIG kick, lol. Supposedly the Acetone helps the compustion of the gas and more of it, therefore giving you better gas mileage and keeping your gas and engine cleaner. ← Personally, i think the guy may be a quack, but seriously, acetone will dissolve many plastic and rubber items except teflon. I don't know if any advantage would offset possible problems. But I'm kinda conservative about what I put in my car. ← Sounds like this stuff might cause damage to other items in the gas tank or fuel system. I'm not sure this stuff is a wise idea to use long term!?

Must have scared the !Removed! out of ya with the sound! Any damage to the vehicle?

A huge improvement! Nice job. ;) B)

And you had to why? :whistles:

How many miles on the car? Perhaps the water pump is failing?

The damage will be in the Hundreds of billions of dollars......the 10.5 Billion that President Bush asked for was merly a downpayment (just a drop in the bucket). :(

We can also add the good folks of Qatar to the list of countries above. They have pledged $100 MILLION dollars :)

Wholy ! :chairshot: Why don't these perople just wear masks & carry shotgun's!? :o

Should be intresting with how the U.S. deals with Cuba & Venezuela offering help :whistles: Personally. I think they should accept all the help they can get.

LMAO!!! That's good stuff! :D