feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/719 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:28:03 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/717/t/All-those-cars-being-towed-South-down-I35-.html Mexico Bans Imports of Older, Used U.S. Vehicles

Under pressure from the Mexican auto industry, the Mexican government has tightened restrictions on used automobiles being imported from the United States, allowing only vehicles that are exactly 10 years old to be brought in. Previously, cars 10 to 15 years old were permitted to be imported.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/717 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:16:27 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/716/t/good-quote.html If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. -- Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/716 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:58:09 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/627/t/Those-quot-green-quot-California-drivers.html

Despite what anti-car, former Vice President Al Gore may think or say, sales of gas/electric hybrid vehicles in California were not motivated by buyers who wanted to drive "greener" cars. More likely, hybrid owners were willing to spend more than $20,000 on vehicles that qualified for a yellow sticker, allowing them to drive alone in the High Occupant Vehicle (HOV) lane and bypass stopped traffic in the other lanes. In other words,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/627 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:12:27 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/629/t/Wages.html Hour Dept. claimed he was not paying proper wages to
his help and sent an agent out to interview him.

"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay
them," demanded the agent.

"Well," replied the rancher, "There's my counterman
who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $600 a week
plus a discount on his parts.

The delivery driver has been here for 18... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/629 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:22:57 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/630/t/28-oz-water-pump.html water pump.

"A what?" asks the confused parts guy.

"My husband says he needs a 28-ounce water pump."

"A 28-ounce water pump? What kind of car does it fit?"

"A Datsun."

As the parts guy writes down "Datsun, 28 oz. water pump" the
light in his head goes on. "Oh yes ma'am. We've got 28-ounce
water pumps. We have 24-ounce and 26-ounce... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/630 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:05:25 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/632/t/Investigative-Reporter-Jiff-Lube-ripoffs.html Through the use of surveillance, surreptitously marked parts, and tiny cameras hidden within the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/632 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:22:03 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/633/t/Hover-Creeper-from-Whiteside.html
The Hover Creeper floats on thin air

July 31, 2006 Its not often you can pinpoint the innovation point where a new product concept was formed, but for the Hover Creeper, it was at the point where 73-year-old former Westinghouse Electric engineer Ralph Kalkbrenner said, Mechanics already have compressed air in their garage for tools, why not take advantage of it that a better mechanics creeper was conceived one that quite literally floats on thin air.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/633 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:05:09 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/634/t/How-about-an-electric-supercar.html www.wired.com/news/wiredm...=rss.index



The Tesla Roadster is powered by 6,831 rechargeable lithium-ion batteries -- the same cells that run a laptop computer. Range: 250 miles. Fuel efficiency: 1 to 2 cents per mile. Top speed: more than 130... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/634 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:13:57 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/628/t/New-car-runs-on-compressed-air-.html
Riding on Air

The Air Car is a six passenger, multi-use commuter vehicle being developed by European firm MDI. It runs entirely on compressed air.

The vehicle may soon be available in the United States, company officials say, and they're promoting it as a viable alternative at a time of rising gas prices.

Designed for use as a family car, mini-delivery van and taxi, the Air Car has an estimated range of 124 to 186 miles (100-300 kilometers)... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/628 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:20:43 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/635/t/Be-glad-you-aren-t-in-New-Yawk.html
Dana Buckman, 46, walked into an auto shop brandishing a semiautomatic pistol last summer, only to have it turned on him by two AutoZone employees, police said. The men beat Buckman with a metal pipe and held him with his own gun.

Buckman escaped and was arrested a week later.

He pleaded... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/635 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:23:10 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/636/t/You-can-t-make-this-stuff-up.html
Several cars hit cows. Mexicans arrested. One cow dead. Paperwork takes
days.

News story ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/636 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:00:30 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/637/t/Lucas-Business-is-good.html Automotive Week 3/3/06

Lucas Oil Pays $122M for naming rights to Indianapolis stadium.

New home for Indianapolis Colts will be known as Lucas Oil Stadium. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/637 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:14:31 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/638/t/Very-cool-screensaver.html This file is 43 mb of download. If you are on a dialup connection, email me and I'll send it to you on a CD.

Just right-click on the link below and save it to your hard drive. Then run the program and it will install... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/638 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:27:20 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/639/t/another-NASCAR-sweepstakes.html Just filling out an online survey gets you entered in their contest. This is not a retail contest.

Winner gets a race weekend for 2 at a NASCAR race in Indianapolis on August 7. Would that be the Brickyard 400?
.
Questions are simple:
       
Answer the five questions below and you will be entered to win the Grand Prize Bill Is Back Racing Weekend. Provide an answer to every question to qualify.
1. What... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/639 Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:44:23 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/640/t/Guide-to-used-car-ads.html
Terminology If the ad claims...
       
what it really means...
"Rough condition"         too bad to lie about
"Parts car"         beyond repair
"Immaculate"         recently washed
"concours quality"         recently waxed
"engine quiet"         won't... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/640 Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:47:55 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/641/t/Mechanics-Tool-Guide.html
HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate expensive parts not far from the object we are trying to hit.

MECHANIC'S KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door, works particularly well on boxes containing seats and motorcycle jackets.

ELECTRIC HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning steel Pop rivets in their holes until you... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/641 Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:46:52 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/642/t/Horse-tale.html
As he peered by... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/642 Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:47:50 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/643/t/Eastland-s-Business-of-the-Year-2004.html
This business was started in January of 1985 on South Seaman Street. It consisted of a young man, his wife and his mother and father. This business learned quickly that its best tool in the business world was that its foundation was a supportive and involved family, thus resulting in an above average ability for public satisfaction and long-term sustainability. The sense of compassion towards its services and products did prove to set them... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bryans) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/643 Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:54:49 GMT http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/644/t/Drive-for-free-.html
www.greasel.com/
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rex Burkheimer) http://wmpartsplus.yuku.com/topic/644 Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:35:36 GMT