[DMCForum] Re: Speaking of R-134a....

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cerification?

We don't need any stinkin' certification. I buy all my R-12 on eBay. 
I'm up to about 18 pounds on hand at the moment. It's cheap to buy 
it in January & February. Way under $14 a can.

-Joe


--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Here's a link to CSK's online parts vendor, Parts America. The 
only 
> thing that cheap there is actual booster, not refridgerant. Take a 
> look at the prices. And this isn't for Vegas specificly, I 
accessed 
> the site with no cookies for my zip code. So I know that this 
can't 
> be something specific to only Vegas.
> 
> http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductList.aspx?
> CategoryCode=3571&SearchFor=Refrigerants
> 
> Prices are almost the same over @ AutoZone's web site. When they 
did 
> this story on the news, some local mechanic was on there, and said 
> that many chemical companies are throttling back production of R-
> 134a, and demand for it has increased, because of increasing car 
> sales in China and Europe that are demanding MVAC more and more. 
> Sounds like bunk to me. But hey, I can get the $20 609 
certification, 
> and buy R12 cheaper at this point, than I can R134a. I just need 
the 
> tools to work on my own vehicles...
> 
> -Robert
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > It's like $2.97 a can here in Ohio. What's up with Vegas?
> > 
> > 
> > -Joe
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" 
<dmcvegas@xxxx> 
> > wrote:
> > > Has anyone noticed the price of it has seriously started 
getting 
> > high?
> > > They did a local story about this on one of the night news 
shows 
> here
> > > in Vegas, and said that R-134a has tripled in price. And 
> Thursday, I
> > > saw the guy in front of me @ AutoZone paid almost $14 for a 
> single 
> > can!
> > > 
> > > Looks like I've got no reason to deviate from R-12 now, if the 
> price
> > > between the two is going to get so competetive.
> > > 
> > > -Robert

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