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That would depend on the weight in the front area for ballast....:p

South Dakota for all the above reasons except it gets just a weee bit chilly....:D

What I've heard from some of my 3500 contacts is that they would assume...for the amount of taller freight they've lost, they figure they probably made up for in wide loads a 2500 can't get in without putting in a couple empty skids to get over the wheel wells...

Too many Johns around here...*LOL* guess no one has a last name of "Hooker" eh?:D

Yes..it is too bad you can't trust your carrier not to throw that cheap crap your way...I don't blame you for not moving before you know the exact terms of the load....I'd be the same way, if there was a history of low rate loads that would be unacceptable.

Exactly Greg..on a few rare occasions we don't get the rate for whatever reason, so far no regrets, as Dennis said...Trust. If they violate that trust then that will change things....Weird Dennis and I and a few others have talked about this very topic...about how people recruited from them...

It kind of fits both ways...;)

I'd say so...so do most "knowledgeable" techs. Too bad MB did not work on it a bit more to bring it into line....if it was possible.

Ya nailed it Phil.... I have acquired quite a network over the years..of POSITIVE people, of like minds... if you find yourself at a truck stop with a lot of whiners and negative vibes...MOVE...it is like a disease and you'll lose your focus and your brain will be in the wrong mode...waiting is...

They are sweet...and BIG...IF I were in the market for one, I think better to wait for 2012/13....for Mercedes to have parts in the pipeline...and assess how they held up over the last 2 years...As many of us sprinter guys have said MANY times a sprinter is NOT an entry level van....we now have...

You be correct, 06 was the last year for the 5 cyl.

you mean put a driver in my old one?

and here I thought it was your "magnetic" personality...*l*

Yeah that is it....the savior of drivers..the future.

Nope...but maybe Al Gore will take this up...:p

You guys deserve a break...can't wait for EOBR to make your life easier....;)

Just think the EOBR will simplify your life...:p

Then again if geo is getting 24mpg...TJ best slow down with his 17/18 mpg...he is the one buying the fuel*L*

That darned stripe always comes into play doesn't it?*L* Actually the 07/08's are having very little problems now and parts are available and a few extra inches wouldn't really hurt any...

Best MPG's I've heard on a 11 model is 19-20...Makes me question those numbers