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I have a feeling that these are the prototypes that have the sidewalls removed so you can see what they're all about. Here's the Michelin press release on the new Tweel. http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html

Yeah, well, just try to get on a plane carrying a tire thumper and a can of spray starter fuid. Do you have any idea what MacGyver could do with a tire thumper and a can of starter fluid? Well, and a paper clip? :D

Danny, mine was an E-350. The 11 MPG included all miles divided by all gallons used, in other words, that included idling time. I got about 17 or so highway, 15 or so city, give or take. The addition of an Espar heater made a dramatic difference, of course. I haven't found the Sprinter to be...

People drive me crazy when they talk about how good we have it here compared to the high price of fuel in Europe. "Don't complain about gas prices! In the UK they are paying $8 for gas!" The fact is, people in the US and in Europe pay the same amount for fuel, or more accurately, the same amout...

I got 11-12 MPG with the Ford van. With the Sprinter, it varies between 18 and 23, depending on how I'm loaded and how fast I drive, but overall it's right as 21 MPG. At $2.50 a gallon, it cost me 20.8 cents a mile to move the Ford. It's 11.9 with the Sprinter. That's an 8.9 cent a mile...

Nope, not confusing them at all. CCX had half of that building leased, and the city of Ann Arbor gave the NOW division (along with CCX) several incentives to lease the rest of that bulding on a long term basis. (I got those details a while back from Ed Conaway before he was promoted to the big...

Apparently, Bob Dylan hijacked Mike and Cyn's login and password.

Of course, it depends on how much you idle for heat. If it will take 15 months of cold weather use for you, then you idle very little. :) For those who idle all winter for heat, the typical (in many cases conservative) idle time is 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Some as much as 12 hours a day...

An Espar heater sure looks like a lot of money, but when you cost it out it pays for itself in 7 or 8 weeks (for most vans, anyway). Add in the cost savings of no engine wear from idling, and it's cheap at twice the price. No having to mess with propane bottles or whatever, the Espar will keep...

No, actually, I fully understand FSC, how it's calcualted in the various ways that it is, and I understand, fully, the point of view of trying to spread out the FSC in a more equitable manner. I understand the reasonings behind it, and the ramifications of doing it in the manner in which it is...

Well, I'll come right out and say it, then. Yes, you can do $800 a week. How's that? :D Some weeks it might be $600, some it might be $1200, but $800 is a good enough ballpark figure to deal with. Then, adjust it based on the variables you'll be dealing with. For example, instead of making...

Yeah, in a cargo van, you're talking about a 4' 2x4, and as long as the skid is close to 48", the wood will be sturdy enough to handle most loads. But an 8-foot 2x4, well, there's a lot of even light loads that would snap through that pretty easily. If the skid wasn't secured at floor level...

Among other factors, one of the quickest and easiest ways to get an accurate accounting of a trucking company's worth is to set a flat rate FSC. Just ask Con-Way about that. Con-Way NOW was in the process of a name and logo change, to the point of installing a new logo sign on the building in...

Oh, I dunno. In a cargo van, one skid weighing in at 300 pounds, and being up to three feet high, one set of brackets and a 2x4 at floor level is more than enough to keep the skid right where it is. On the other hand, a 1500 pound skid, placed like two feet behind a single 2x4 load bar, giving...

You can clear $4000 a month in a Sprinter as a solo driver, but only if you are willing to go out and stay out. If you feel the need to be home every weekend, that's going to severely limit the runs you accept, and will end up having you average, on the high end, of 1500 miles a week. I can't...

>And it's with comments like that,that some people will >ALWAYS have trouble with the customs/border agents. And yet, I've never really had any trouble at the border. I've never even been treated like a terrorist when coming back in from Canada, which is apparently the norm for a lot of...

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Most everyone probably knows this, but it's still worth mentioning. US Customs officials have no sense of humor. None. :) Same with the US Border Patrol at the check points in Texas. Once I was coming up out of Laredo and was diverted into that check point. With a typical Cheech Marin accent, a...

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>Turtle, are you insinuating that they're trying to fatten us >up for the kill??????? I gotta call Art Bell about >this!!!!!!!!!! ;) > No, I'm just suggesting that the USDA has a vested interest in keeping people hooked on cheap, easily renewable agricultural products like corn and other...