Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
lol Eric W Rudd c5sc...@gmail.com From: Don Price Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:20 PM To: Thomas E. Cusack ; RONALD L PRACHT ; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more "Government debacle" is redundant. :) From: Thomas E. Cusack To: RONALD L PRACHT ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more VPG was another government debacle. they received $50 MILLION from the Dept. of Energy to try to build an accessible mass transit/paratransit vehicle to eventually run on CNG. They really tried to get this thing out there without doing much market exploration. Their premise was it was going to be better than a 'modified' minivan because it was designed and built from the ground up. They gave a bunch away to places like the Rehab Institute of Chicago, etc. It really was a junkbox. One air bag, no passenger seat, road like a lumber wagon, heat/AC was awful and built like garbage. The President of VGM is now working for a Bus Co. and these guys will never be back and somebody's pockets are much fuller as a result. For the money that was given to VGM, all of us could have new vans and live in new accessible homes!! From: RONALD L PRACHT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 3:31:12 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more Vehicle Production Group (VPG), producer of the MV-1, in recent news. ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:20:04 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more who's VPG? Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 8:39:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: VPG From: "cviewe...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 8:32:05 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more What was the name of the company that went out of business? In a message dated 5/21/2013 4:15:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
"Government debacle" is redundant. :) From: Thomas E. Cusack To: RONALD L PRACHT ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more VPG was another government debacle. they received $50 MILLION from the Dept. of Energy to try to build an accessible mass transit/paratransit vehicle to eventually run on CNG. They really tried to get this thing out there without doing much market exploration. Their premise was it was going to be better than a 'modified' minivan because it was designed and built from the ground up. They gave a bunch away to places like the Rehab Institute of Chicago, etc. It really was a junkbox. One air bag, no passenger seat, road like a lumber wagon, heat/AC was awful and built like garbage. The President of VGM is now working for a Bus Co. and these guys will never be back and somebody's pockets are much fuller as a result. For the money that was given to VGM, all of us could have new vans and live in new accessible homes!! From: RONALD L PRACHT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 3:31:12 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more Vehicle Production Group (VPG), producer of the MV-1, in recent news. ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:20:04 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more who's VPG? Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 8:39:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: VPG > > > > > > From: "cviewe...@aol.com" >To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net >Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 8:32:05 AM >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more > >What was the name of the company that went out of business? > >In a message dated 5/21/2013 4:15:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: >i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of >business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is >going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold >> >> >>ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
VPG was another government debacle. they received $50 MILLION from the Dept. of Energy to try to build an accessible mass transit/paratransit vehicle to eventually run on CNG. They really tried to get this thing out there without doing much market exploration. Their premise was it was going to be better than a 'modified' minivan because it was designed and built from the ground up. They gave a bunch away to places like the Rehab Institute of Chicago, etc. It really was a junkbox. One air bag, no passenger seat, road like a lumber wagon, heat/AC was awful and built like garbage. The President of VGM is now working for a Bus Co. and these guys will never be back and somebody's pockets are much fuller as a result. For the money that was given to VGM, all of us could have new vans and live in new accessible homes!! From: RONALD L PRACHT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 3:31:12 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more Vehicle Production Group (VPG), producer of the MV-1, in recent news. ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:20:04 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more who's VPG? Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 8:39:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: VPG > > > > From: "cviewe...@aol.com" >To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net >Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 8:32:05 AM >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more > >What was the name of the company that went out of business? > >In a message dated 5/21/2013 4:15:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: >i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of >business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is >going >to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold >> >> >>ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
Yes VPG, was an investment group (profit oriented). Its only assets were its investors who were expecting big returns on their investments. Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 3:31:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: Vehicle Production Group (VPG), producer of the MV-1, in recent news. ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:20:04 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more who's VPG? Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 8:39:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: VPG From: "cviewe...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 8:32:05 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more What was the name of the company that went out of business? In a message dated 5/21/2013 4:15:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
I looked into the MV-1 and had high hopes for it. But, as was stated earlier, it was designed for mass transit, not the consumer market. It got horrible mileage [12 mpg?] Drove and felt like a tank [good or bad, depending on your situation], and had a clumsy ramp and door setup. I hope they regroup under bankruptcy protection and then find a better design. Don. From: RONALD L PRACHT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more Vehicle Production Group (VPG), producer of the MV-1, in recent news. ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:20:04 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more who's VPG? Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 8:39:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: VPG > > > > > > From: "cviewe...@aol.com" >To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net >Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 8:32:05 AM >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more > >What was the name of the company that went out of business? > >In a message dated 5/21/2013 4:15:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: >i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of >business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is >going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold >> >> >>ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
Vehicle Production Group (VPG), producer of the MV-1, in recent news. ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 9:20:04 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more who's VPG? Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 8:39:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: VPG > > > > From: "cviewe...@aol.com" >To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net >Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 8:32:05 AM >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more > >What was the name of the company that went out of business? > >In a message dated 5/21/2013 4:15:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: >i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of >business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is >going >to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold >> >> >>ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
who's VPG? Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 8:39:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: VPG From: "cviewe...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 8:32:05 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more What was the name of the company that went out of business? In a message dated 5/21/2013 4:15:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
Ron, I had the opportunity, almost a decade ago at the National BusCon Show in Chicago and LasVegas to meet with the owners and management of a new emerging company. I think they were based in Washington State and later moved to Florida as they developed engineering ideas for a new type of vehicle a Taxi Cab for the commercial market. Back then, they were pushing the idea to have new skins for the fenders and doors making damaged pieces easy to change out. Over the years I saw and touched several proto-types and then the choice to built the vehicles in SouthBend -AMC Plant. All they would discuss, back then were taxi and the taxi market. When the suggestion of making the vehicle available to the consumer market, it wasn't discussed or thought of. Later the idea of also addressing the para-transist market was considered as they tried to use the consumers to demand to their taxi providers to purchase the MV1. When they released that the taxi market was more then they could handle and their vehicle was not accepted, they began looking elsewhere into other markets. They consumer market was their very last resort and their finale. Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 7:53:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: I wanted to see how durable these vehicles were over the years. They needed more adaptation to be made as a wheelchair driver vehicle, but could of easily been done. I cant imagine who will buy the company. ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 7:32:48 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more Ron, actually the company is up for sale and yes has stopped making the MV-1 in SouthBend, IN. The investment group that owned the company was not making money and many of the original investors chose to take their investment to other ventures. The original principals of the business left. The company lost its perspective, when it didn't get the Taxi Contracts they had hoped for. I hope for the best for VMI, for attempting to take on the task of servicing vehicles from a failed company. Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 3:22:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
VPG From: "cviewe...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 8:32:05 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more What was the name of the company that went out of business? In a message dated 5/21/2013 4:15:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold > > >ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
I wanted to see how durable these vehicles were over the years. They needed more adaptation to be made as a wheelchair driver vehicle, but could of easily been done. I cant imagine who will buy the company. ron From: "wheelch...@aol.com" To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 7:32:48 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more Ron, actually the company is up for sale and yes has stopped making the MV-1 in SouthBend, IN. The investment group that owned the company was not making money and many of the original investors chose to take their investment to other ventures. The original principals of the business left. The company lost its perspective, when it didn't get the Taxi Contracts they had hoped for. I hope for the best for VMI, for attempting to take on the task of servicing vehicles from a failed company. Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 3:22:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold > > >ron
Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
Ron, actually the company is up for sale and yes has stopped making the MV-1 in SouthBend, IN. The investment group that owned the company was not making money and many of the original investors chose to take their investment to other ventures. The original principals of the business left. The company lost its perspective, when it didn't get the Taxi Contracts they had hoped for. I hope for the best for VMI, for attempting to take on the task of servicing vehicles from a failed company. Best Wishes In a message dated 5/21/2013 3:22:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes: i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold ron
[QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more
i received an email stating that the company that makes mv-1 is out of business.hopefully noone on the list has one but if you do vmi is going to manage the ones that alreasy have been sold ron
