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Phil, Yes the futures market is like a high stakes poker game. But like Greg said, those are the ones who set the wheels in motion for fuel to go up. The last time gas hit & $4 & in some parts of the country $5, the supply was plentiful. The demand wasn't overwhelming. Yet the prices shot up.

I appreciate the thought. The appealing thing to them about expediting is that they wouldn't have to buy a van. I'd give em mine when I got a newer one. That's actually how this all came about. I was telling my mom I was thinking of a newer vehicle. She asked what I was going to do w/ my...

And to answer the original question. My apologies for getting off topic. If my rates went up I could. I get paid twice a month. I have the reserves to cover my fuel. I do know what ya mean when ya have a huge fuel expense & don't get paid for a month. Something similar sort of happened...

Someone mentioned the futures traders being the reason for the price increase in fuel. That is exactly correct. For those that want a purely 100% capatilistic society, either learn how to play the stock market & make some $$ off of it or suck it up & pay the higher petro costs. I want to...

Along w/ my dad sometimes. I'm going to be put to shame when someone asks us "Mrs W, how many miles did you get last month?" & she repsonds w/ something like "10,890" & then they ask "Danny, how many miles did you get last month?" & I respond w/ "about 400" :eek: Seriously though, she...

I'm there as long as the date isn't the 24th-26th. I have to be in Nashville on those days. Other than that, count me in. Lookin forward to it, Danny

Dennis, It seems as if you got a kick azz van. Like the others, I'd like to see pics of it if ya can manage to get em up here somehow. I went to the site on your link & I had to laugh at one thing said on there. It was this: We are a full-line Chevrolet dealer tired of losing sales -...

I agree. That's why I never tell new people to search for something. That's prolly the most annoying comment I see on here, & they're not even directed at me. I'm also prepared to be TOLD to search when I ask something, so I try to make sure people know I HAVE searched & can't find it. I...

This was a good article too. In my defense I'll say that I had all work done at the dealership & I still had all sorts of problems. I delivered locally so I was never out somewhere & overshot the service schedule. I knew I had a $40,000 vehicle & did my best to maintain it. It didn't do me...

At the stakes I play for I'm playing for petro for these trucks. I had a doozy of a game today though. Won the tourney. Had my AA beat by KK, which crippled me. Left me w/ about $500 with blinds being 100/200. Got a pair of 10's & they held up against 3 people (pair of 9s, AK & KQ, so lots...

And just so ya know the reason I wanted that post. Basically the Ford/GM High Capacity Van looked great. I have a lil Carpet Cleaning business too. I go to a carpet cleaning site also. Over on that site sometimes people talk about getting new vehicles. I'm generally anti-Sprinter w/ my...

Chris, you're my hero!! How'd you find that so quick? I had typed in 1001 different search terms (various combinations of "Turtle" "Sprinter" "Maintaining" etc) for like a half hour to 45 minutes. Finally I just came on here & asked.

Hi, I'm looking for a post by Turtle where he explains the proper way to maintain a Sprinter. I thought it was in one of the sticky's somewhere, but maybe not. I have searched. WOW have I searched. No luck so I'm now just going to ask if someone else might know what I'm referring too. I...

Whoops, I should have read the whole thread before responding. You weren't talking about a Transit. Ford has a vehicle to compete w/ a Sprinter. It looks like a killer van. While my business model doesn't call for new vans, if someone's did, based on my experience w/ a Sprinter (brutal)...

From my understanding that's exactly right. Flower shops & those types of places love those things. I believe they get 22-24MPG, something in that range. For most of the deliveries I have those would be nice. 90% of my deliveries are 1 skid & local. It's just that adding about 6 MPG isn't...

I only wish it meant more. I voted for Ron Paul the last time. IMO he's about the only GOOD choice out there. The rest are which evil is the least of the ills? My guess is that 2012 will be an Obama vs Palin election. Talk about a lose/lose choice. Uggh.

I don't know enough about the big trucks to give ya an answer. If you just want to drive though, ya may want to look up the courier companies in Denver. Those types of companies seem to often be hiring. You being able to drive a straight truck might give you an advantage over someone else...

Like most of the others, I'm on time (weather permitting) & safe. I'm in service almost every day. I've taken some runs for em that my business sense told me not too. At the same time, I've also had a lot of nice little shorties. This company, unlike my last one, seems to remember when ya do...

Well done & congrats. And if it's ok to ask, what was your profit for the month?

I'm not blaming anyone for selling. If they built up a business that someone wanted to buy they've obviously made better business decisions than I ever have. I'm curious about something though. My question on this is why sell? I have a friend in the computer industry who didn't sell his...