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06-07-2014, 07:05 AM
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Ho Lee Fu... (and the price of fish)
G'day Folks,
This thread is dedicated to a little known born again capitalist called Ho Lee Fu... who probably escaped via Laos in the 1970s to the free world to start a convenience store mentality that makes you feel you've just been catapulted 20 years forwards in time when you see the price on the sticker. Example => I've just been to the local motor factors to get a bit of reasonably priced brake pipe - I saw 5 litres of Castrol GTX engine oil for sale for 130 euros. Including sales tax that's a cool 157.30 euros which at today's exchange rate comes in at $214.65 (USD). Well that made me whistle and say "Ho Lee Fu..." I can buy the same on line for 25 euros including tax. What's made you utter (or nearly utter) similar words recently?
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior  Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! 
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06-07-2014, 08:26 AM
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$140 at the bike shop for a non-locking gas cap for my bike. I got one off Amazon for $35.
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06-07-2014, 09:02 AM
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The shipping for a canopy I just bought was $350. The shipping was done by the same company that fired a bunch of drivers recently.
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06-07-2014, 01:12 PM
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Crazy prices - crazy deals
@link - is that canopy as in aircraft canopy?
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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06-07-2014, 05:17 PM
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What does this have to do with the price of fish? Am I missing something?
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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco...  " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod 2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."
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06-08-2014, 12:22 AM
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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06-08-2014, 01:57 AM
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Found out that Ho Lee Fu had a cousin named Ho Lee Shee.
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06-08-2014, 05:55 AM
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Quote:
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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06-08-2014, 08:32 PM
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$27/lb for wild caught salmon. Ho Lee Shiite
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06-11-2014, 02:22 PM
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And another one yesterday =>
One M8 X1.0mm nut for a Shimano axle (bicycle stuff) - 7 euros 90 cents...
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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06-11-2014, 02:29 PM
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Petrol cans. They're $20+ now due to the fancy CARB cap because idiots can't be trusted to reinstall a cap after using the can. Used to be like $6
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06-11-2014, 02:46 PM
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