The price of steel should go down, judging from the front-end decline in the market for scrap steel and other metals. NPR reported on lots of cancelled orders from China, the source of the demand that drove the prices up. So our copper pipes and aluminum historical markers will be less desirable to the small-time thieves that rip them off.
Roger Moore In a message dated 11/25/08 13:28:27 Central Standard Time, stefan.crea...@arm.com writes: Haven’t you seen the price of steel recently?! Of course it has to cost twice as much… Cheers, Stefan From: S S [mailto:back2scool...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:15 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [Texascavers] OT - the new Hummer Truck ANother GM piece of S#!^ Just yet another example of why GM needs to go out of business.... Just not seeing the "Change" here..... You can buy a Toyota FJ cruiser with rear lockers standard for $26,000. Half the price....twice the vehicle. > Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:30:20 -0600 > From: dlocklea...@gmail.com > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: [Texascavers] OT - the new Hummer Truck > > Have you seen the 2009 Hummer Truck yet? > > How does $ 46,000 sound? That was the sticker > price for the "Alpha version" that I saw sitting on the lot. > ( The Alpha version has front and rear lockers ) > > It is slightly bigger than a mid-size truck. > > The 4x4 version has good ground clearance, but skid plates > are not included. A front chrome grill is one of the options, > but I didn't see the cost of that. > > After taxes, and adding a few caver modifications, > this truck would be well over $ 50,000. > > I don't think it is a very appealing looking truck, but > I guess the Hummer fans will like it. > > It has a flatter roof than most trucks. I presume there > will be some sort of roof rack option. > > It has a small glass window on the roof, but I don't know if it > opens. > > http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/roadtests/131_0804_2009_hummer_h3t_review/photo_02.html > > How many Americans does GM think have both the > money and the desire to own such a vehicle? Apparently, > they think there are thousands of people, as there are at > least 10 collecting dust on the lot I was at. > > It has leaf springs on the back which are attached beneath > the axle. > > Would you go to a remote area of Mexico in a $ 50,000 vehicle? > > For that amount of money, I think a person would be better off with > a 2006 Dodge Powerwagon. Jeep should have come out with a similar > product about 10 years ago. I think it would be a mistake for Chrysler > to try to do it now. > > I don't believe this new Hummer has any fuel saving gizmos, like cylinder > deactivation or VVT, etc. It looks like a real gas guzzler. > > Too be continued .... > > David Locklear > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. Sign up today. -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you.
