Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread Eric W Rudd
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-

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread Don Price
"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 MILL

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread Thomas E. Cusack
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 b

Re: [QUAD-L] Van, computer, now throat!

2013-05-21 Thread Don Price
Ever figure out what you van issue was???

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread wheelchair
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), produ

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread Don Price
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 regr

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
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 Wish

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread wheelchair
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 mobilt

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread wheelchair
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

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
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 Day

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
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...@sbcgl

Re: [QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread wheelchair
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.

[QUAD-L] mv-1 mobilty vehicle is no more

2013-05-21 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
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