shocks/headlight confusion,gas prices in US and a local effect

[Milanogold@domain.elided]

Greetings Alfisti!
    Thanks for the info on the headlight bulb info for Alfie,my beloved 87 
Milano Gold (sitting in the driveway waiting for it's timing belt change.I'll 
wait till the rain lets up).I figured it best to stick with stock lighting 
after hearing the melted headlight stories, but noticed something very 
unusual about my headlights.I tried the Sylvania "cool blue" lights,they seem 
to be a bit whiter/brighter than the previous bulbs.
    The passenger side headlight (right side)is made by carello and  uses an 
H3 bulb and has the 3 prong connector fitting for it.The left side light is 
made by ELWA and  has the fitting for the 9004 bulb,with the large plastic 
connector to plug into the 9004 bulb.HUH????????            
     Which bulb/headlamp assembly is correct for the car, the H3 or the 9004 
bulb fitting? The left side (the 9004 fitted bulb) seems to produce a higher 
intensity light.I've never had to change the passenger side bulb, and had 
never noticed it in 4 years of owning this car.Any thoughts?
    Also, I'm curious to see what people are paying for fuel in various parts 
of the country.I paid $1.69 per gallon for sunoco 94 octane this weekend in 
the DC area;what's it like in the rest of the US? Just curious.......
    The gas price hikes are beginning to take a toll in the rental car 
business;my company's 10.00 up front fuel charge just came up to $14.00.The 
SUV's and minivans that I carry (that were the highest demand vehicles in my 
fleet) are now sitting  essentially unrented and unwanted (I've had a Blazer 
sitting on my lot all week,an unprecedented occurance)and the usually high 
resale prices of these vehicles when retired is beginning to come down.One of 
my retired '98 Ford F150 pickups with only 14k miles just sold at auction for 
$10,400;well below the $13,500 price of a similar vehicle sold just 2 months 
ago.Does the demand for these roadgoing dinosaurs seem to be waning? 
Interesting....
Thought you might be interested,
Terry Akins
Alexandria,VA 
1987 Milano Gold (Alfie, waiting for the rain to stop so I can install the 
timing belt)
1979 Alfetta Velocissima (Lazarus, almost ready..So close>>>>>>>)
a herd of rental cars
wanting desperately to rent Alfas. 

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