Shaddup kid you'll ruin my argument.... ;) --- On Fri, 6/13/08, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Truck Buying Advice To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 2:01 PM
I won't be hauling gensets unless they are very small ones, and for that matter, I won't be doing any field work. I quit that years ago. In most cases, I might be hauling a transfer switch to drop off at a job site, as they usually go in long before the genset is ever there. It's fairly easy for us to drop them off at the job, since we've got people all over the state at any given time. It also saves on shipping costs and gives the installer some comfort in not having to store an expensive piece of equipment until they can hang it. Dan --- Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Having extra vehicles makes no sense when a small > pickup can fit the bill. > I have no need for a big truck like the Isuzu but do > need to frequently (say 2-3 times a month) haul > snowmobiles, mowers (ride on type), motorcycles, > junk, trash, boxes, scrap metal, firewood and other > stuff/detritus hither and yon. A Jetta would not > suffice without a significant utility trailer and > even then I'd be limited to 2 snowmobiles at a time > since a Jetta would never handle a 4 place > snowmobile trailer. > > So you're saying I should waste our world's > resources to have an extra vehicle made? That'll > make the price of gas lower? > > Okay so I do have an extra car but its a hulk I'm > restoring to life mostly to prolong the life of my > pickup (19mpg on the highway at 65mph)... > > Point being whats right for one is not right for > everybody. A generator installer WILL make use of a > pickup. I bet he's even going to have a cap on it to > keep generators and whatnot dry. > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:28:42 -0400 > From: "dave walton" &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt; > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Truck Buying Advice > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > &lt;mercedes@okiebenz.com&gt; > Cc: Banned &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt; > Message-ID: > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; > &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt; > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Driving an empty pickup truck around makes no sense > and will make less > sense as fuel prices increase. Get a car for > commuting (Jetta TDI) and > a real truck for hauling. I like the little > cab-forward Isuzu diesels > for hauling. They drive like a car and the smallest > ones can take at > least 5 tons in the back and give you 15mpg loaded. > The savings in > fuel will offset increased costs of maintaining 2 > vehicles. If in > doubt, buy ramps so you can haul your Jetta with the > Isuzu when > needed. > > Thinking you need to drive a truck all the time > "just in case I need > it" is part of why gas costs $4/gallon now. > > -Dave Walton > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
