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I've hear of California Air Tool. They are also sold on amazon.com. I think that the attraction to Harbor Freight is the pricing. It lets you buy a lot of things that you may not otherwise buy. The Harbor Freight vs California Air Tools may or may not be a fair comparison. Pricing is double. Will you get your money's worth? That depends on who you ask. Some Harbor Freight items are complete junk. Some Harbor Freight items are just as good as the rest of the stuff out there. One of my favorite Harbor Freight items is the $5 socket set. I've done so much with this item, that it is completely worth $5. I can recall breaking 1 socket. The store gave me a new one. Double click on above image to view full picture 40 Pc 3/8 in. Drive SAE & Metric Socket Set Pittsburgh®- Item#62843 225 ReviewsWrite A Review A high quality, low price socket set that fits under your car seat Only: $4.99 Compare to $19.97, Kobalt 89809 The breaker bars and torque wrenches have always been attractive deals. Controversy over whether Harbor Freight torque wrenches are accurate. A lot of people worry about Harbor Freight breaker bars failing. But I'm not using these tools to make a living.

But if you try to give them a black plastic piece of trim, they may not accept that as the core for reflectors. You end up paying the core charge, and not getting a refund for return, since you don't have a reflector to give back. Kind of like buying a battery, without a battery to return. unless you hold onto that receipt, wait 15 years until you no longer own the vehicle, then return the two little reflectors and ask for a return on your core deposit. They will probably laugh at you.

You bought a used van in commercial service for 6 years. Who know what kind of abuse those vans went through. From what I have seen, once those doors are open, they take a lot of abuse. You may not want to think about how the van has been "nudged" with forklifts. Or when guys drive around with the doors open, as they try to back them up against loading docks designed for trucks. Not to mention when people load something a little too big, and they either try to slam that door close, or they drive around with the door held in place with bungee cords, straps, or rope. Ever seen a little van with one door open, the rear passenger side door, and building material such as lumber and pipe hanging out? That hinge is designed so that the door can be opened wider for material handling. In theory, that will prevent a lot of the abuse. But it still happens. You should replace with the OEM hinge. If you don't abuse it, then you will be okay.

Do you pay the sticker price? Or do you haggle and bargain?

I'm not really worried so much about the towing part. You can get the little 4 cylinder motor to move a decent amount of weight. My biggest concern is stopping. The Transit Connect is surely capable of towing more weight, than it can safely stop.

21 gallons is a huge difference. In weight too. 100 lbs isn't as easy to maneuver, even with the wheels.

Core charge? Are you kidding me with that? It's not an alternator that they will rebuild. It's not a transmission.

Has anyone bought one of those low priced air compressors from Harbor Freight? How well does it work? Is it good enough for automotive: inflate tires, air ratchet, air hydraulic bottle jack, impact guns? Double click on above image to view full picture 3 gal. 1/3 HP 100 PSI Oilless Pancake Air Compressor Central Pneumatic®- Item#61615 386 ReviewsWrite A Review This oilless air compressor is ideal for inflation, stapling, brad nailing and air brushing Only: $54.99 Compare to $98.62, Porter-Cable PCFP02003 Sale $44.99 with coupon 17656746 Add item to cart to redeem coupon

Hmmm.....that was the 25% off coupon.

They call and leave messages with the answering service.

I didn't know Amazon had hubcaps for sale. In the old days, hubcaps were simply hung out on fences.

Rent one for a few months. Drive it everywhere. Take a road trip. See if you like the handling, parking characteristics, power, mileage, et cetera. Go somewhere hot where you will know if the air conditioning is to your liking. Make sure that you insure it properly. Then crash it to see if it is safe.

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Next item on the list? Sound system with half dozen subwoofers? Crazy paint job? Rims? Zebra pattern interior? Fuzzy dice?

I hear that Harbor Freight jacks are getting better. I have also heard that Craftsman tools may not be as good as they used to be. The jacks were never a lifetime guarantee item, like a wrench. And they couldn't possibly give you a lifetime guarantee on everything. Can you imagine a hammer or screwdriver with a lifetime guarantee? The whole purpose of a hammer is that I will smash it into things.....and then it breaks!

The Craftsman jack that I bought was new, not refurbished. Good price with coupons, discounts, and promotions. Got the price down to what a refurbished unit would cost. A friend of mine insist that those refurbished tools are just as good as new, since they have been rebuilt with all new seals and have new fluid. A refurbished tool comes with a warranty also. Over the years, I have rebuilt a few things myself. Little bottle jacks can last forever if you change the seals, purge excess air, and refill with new fluid, as needed. I don't see why you can't own a floor jack forever if you change the seals, bleed the jack, change the hydraulic fluid, et cetera. Just a lot of work, though. You bought the jack so that you can work on your car; and now you have to work on the jack too. That Craftsman jack is something that you keep in your garage. No way would that be your mobile unit. I only see floor jacks like that in shops. Never on a tow truck. In a Transit Connect, for emergency purposes, a little trolley jack will do. Bottle jacks can also work. For me, the idea is that if I ever do need to change a tire, I just don't want to have to depend on the OEM scissor jack. And it's not really practical to carry shop equipment. Otherwise, I would have a diesel powered generator, an air compressor, and an assortment of air tools all in the back of the van.

I wonder what kind of tires they used in prison.

Drowns out the sirens behind me.

Those scooters are solar powered, electric. You don't even have to push them.

No problem. Several billion Chinese would love to inherit your stuff. Ever thought about adoption? Apparently it is customary and ordinary for lawyers to adopt the inmates that they represent. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Lawyers-Adoption-of-Inmate-Stuns-Legal-Experts-2956875.php Lawyers' Adoption of Inmate Stuns Legal Experts / Type of law not often used in attorney-client relationships, they say Harriet Chiang, Chronicle Legal Affairs Writer Published 4:00 am, Thursday, February 1, 2001 News that the lawyers whose dog mauled a San Francisco woman to death have adopted the animal's prior owner -- a prison inmate and a member of the Aryan Brotherhood -- has veteran family attorneys shaking their heads in disbelief. Adult adoptions are not unusual, but when Robert Noel, 59, and Marjorie Knoller, 45, became the parents of 38-year-old Paul John "Cornfed" Schneider, now serving time in Pelican Bay for aggravated assault and attempted murder, it turned a tragic situation into a bizarre one. Adoption lawyers and scholars say they have never heard of a lawyer adopting an adult client, a situation that raises a spectrum of ethical issues. "I don't know what's going on in this dog case," said Nordin Blacker, a prominent San Francisco family lawyer. "This seems particularly strange." The adoption granted this week in San Francisco family court may seem odd, but it's perfectly legal. California allows an adult to adopt another adult with few restrictions. While child adoptions involve background checks, interviews and home visits, adult adoptions are treated like any other agreement between consenting adults and are usually rubber-stamped by a judge. The motivation is usually financial. It's a common pattern for an older person with no living children to adopt a younger adult so they can inherit their estate, according to Joan Hollinger, a visiting professor at Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law and a nationally known expert on adoption law. Meanwhile, the new parent doesn't have any duty to provide financial support because the adoptee is over 18. There can be emotional as well as financial incentives. "Sometimes there's a legal recognition of an informal relationship that's been going on for years, " Hollinger said. Judge Thomas Hansen, who presided over Santa Clara County's adoption calendar for two years, said he saw only a handful of adult adoptions. "The only thing I'm concerned about is whether both the adopting person and the adoptee have filed written consents," he said. Adult adoptions typically involve a stepparent who wants to adopt the spouse's children but can't get the consent of the other biological parent. Once the stepchildren become adults, they can be adopted without the consent of their natural parents. Boalt's Hollinger said a well-worn practice has been for older men who are still legally married to adopt their mistresses. But she cautioned that the adoption can be ended as easily as it is formed, as long as both sides give written consent. There are a handful of adult adoption cases involving gay or lesbian couples seeking legal protection. A 57-year-old New York man tried to adopt his 50-year-old partner after the two had been together for 25 years. But in a 1984 decision, New York's highest court blocked the deal, saying that adoption couldn't be used as a "quasi-matrimonial vehicle." Gay or lesbian couples rarely resort to adoption as a means to gain inheritance, retirement or insurance benefits, according to Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco. "It's not a plausible option," she said. Usually a couple will try to preserve some rights in their relationship by drawing up legal documents, which may be inadequate, she said, but at least provide some protection. While the lawyers' adoption of Schneider is final, it may pose future ethical problems.

Let's just drive to his house, and paint it for him.

This is probably better than buying Harbor Freight.