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  1. Turtle

    I sure hope I know what I'm doing....

    If you want to get into this to make money, you should be aware that the success rate is well under fifty percent. Especially those who go out and buy a new vehicle and jump into already behind the eight ball with a significant van payment. Many will tell you to drive for an owner first, to see...
  2. Turtle

    Aftermarket seats in van?

    Weight isn't an issue, either for the seat or the driver. When you read the Web site it talks about getting different thicknesses based on how high it will make you sit in the seat. But they're talking about a pilot seat in an airplane, which generally isn't adjustable. Van seats are, usually...
  3. Turtle

    Newbie looking for advice

    Yeah, pass on the E-150 for sure, unless you know for sure that all of your loads will be under 1000 pounds, no more. 180,000 miles is a lot on a Sprinter unless you know for sure that the maintenance was meticulous and that all of the things that are going to break between 180,000 and 200,000...
  4. Turtle

    Deadly Storms in Arkansas

    We had a rip-roaring time here at home last night. Trees and power lines are down all over. Power is out to a large percentage of the county. Trees closed roads for a while, damaged houses and vehicles and several businesses, and have closed schools, including Murray State University. 100 MPH...
  5. Turtle

    Wingnut Fail of the Day:

    None that I know of, other than in the context of a confession. In the context of an announcement, as with a presidential, congressional or other official proclamation, it carries the same weight as an edict, declaration or decree. The Easter Prayer Breakfast is a statement, but hardly a...
  6. Turtle

    Sprinter vin codes

    This is from the 2006 Technical Service Manual, so I'm not sure what differences, if any, the codes will reflect for the newer models.
  7. Turtle

    locked

    It's just one of those threads that has a naturally short shelf life, because any meaningful discussion ends rather quickly. People might check out the other site, and then they'll be back. No big deal.
  8. Turtle

    locked

    Unfortunately, they just gave them a huge ego boost by locking that thread. It shows fear, fear of competition from the other side, as if EO has anything to worry about in that regard. <snort> EO certainly isn't the only expediting Website out there, and while it's not perfect, it's hands down...
  9. Turtle

    ACLU supports Pastor Terry Jones

    The litmus test to whether or not you really and truly believe in freedom of speech, is whether or not you will defend and allow speech you don't agree with.
  10. Turtle

    Aftermarket seats in van?

    I got the seat cushion and the full back. They can have my Oregon Aero Softseat when they pry it from my cold, dead, well, you know. :D
  11. Turtle

    youtube

    There are tons of them out there. Do a Google search for "youtube video grabber" or "save youtube videos" Keepvid, savetube, lots of 'em. I use DownloadHelper, which is an add-on for Firefox, lets you download videos from just about anywhere with one click.
  12. Turtle

    Sprinter 2500 vs 3500

    Au contraire, mon frère. They each have different logos on the steering wheel and on the wheels, and on the read door of the vehicle. In addition, the cover of the Owner's Manual is very different with each model. :D
  13. Turtle

    One More From The Nanny State..

    Putting aside the fact that the author of the piece has little or no confidence that children can tell the difference between hitting someone else and hitting paper mache piñatas, learning to hit things with a stick is very important.
  14. Turtle

    Kudos to the Enemy and Jenny

    She finally got sexual reassignment surgery and became something very different from before. yuk yuk awacka wacka :D What happened was the same thing that happens to most of them in the 350-450 mile range - you start it up after getting fuel, or in my case after a nap at a service plaza, and it...
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    Kudos to the Enemy and Jenny

    The DAD is very kewl. I have a Scangauge II which reads generic engine light codes, but the DAD will read all codes whether the codes throws an engine light or not, including old stored codes where a problem exists but doesn't result in an engine light, and will tell you how many times its...
  16. Turtle

    Sure do miss driving!!!!

    Now that's funny right there. LOL
  17. Turtle

    Laptop External Speakers Recomendations Anyone

    Yeah, it would help, but then there's two or three speakers (pieces of stuff) that you have to deal with. The fewer pieces of stuff I have to deal with, the better. I ended up going with a nice Nokia Noise Canceling Bluetooth Stereo Headphones that can work either wired or Bluetooth. You can use...
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    Factoring

    Yup. Factoring, or some version of it, is very common with carriers both large and small, either by direct factoring or using "commercial paper" (those short term loans that banks stopped making when the economy went into the toilet a couple of years ago). For many businesses, the commercial...
  19. Turtle

    Got I-Phone? You're being tracked!

    Congress and the FCC is now looking into it, so we'll get some answers soon. Meanwhile, the Michigan State Police are all giddy.
  20. Turtle

    done with FedEx Custom Critical

    Falsehood... maybe, but maybe not for tractors. From what I've heard it's not a falsehood. SmartWay is mainly for tractors and trailers, not so much for straights and vans. So it might not be falsehood at all. As for speculation, true, but it's a well educated speculation, considering that...
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