I'll tell ya a permanent bunk might be fine for some..but my preference would be a movable bed and keep the 3/4 skid option open...with a $46,000 investment and only 18-20mpg, I'd want every load i could get to recoupe my costs...but that is me...
In all my time i've seen very few true 48x48 skids...quite a few 48x45 auto bins and then the 48x40 pallet..as long as they can be turned is 120" or 10 feet
Just "normal" wear parts...nothing nagging or unexpected.....and yes...IF they brought back the inline 5 cylinder....The fuel mileage loss is an eye opener as to the investment...
05's are 158"...extra suspension does nothing but add weight to an already heavy van and adds NO payload advantage...unless...you plan on heavy loads?..Personally I don't go over 3,000 lbs.
If you are one of them type that worry about the GVRW and weight..I'd have the empty van weighed and compare it to the door sticker...that way you'll have an idea as to what toys you can get..
MY 2005 is stock off the self...579k now...and is functional..it IS a work truck first and foremost.
I am still of the belief we as a species need a great war, looking at the timetable of history we are way overdue for the big one...our world economy is in terrible shape...
I don't subscribe to the warming theory...Just the natural weather patterns of the earth...
Question: When the earth cools down again...will they blame man then? Probably..:rolleyes:
What a place to breakdown in...at least they have a Walmart SC there...:cool:
In my experience the price difference of OEM and China junk isn't that different in alternators...With a key piece..I always go OEM..it pays in the long run.
I do believe the bears will adapt to new hunting grounds, so naturally there will be a learning period and a drop in numbers for awhile maybe 50-60 yrs..then the numbers will climb with a new generation bear adapted for the weather change...as the world warms in some regions and cools in other...
to counter....
In 2008, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) assessed the Polar Bear as a single overall population in accordance with established criteria. In its report, COSEWIC also reported trends by subpopulation. Population models project that 4 of 13...
Conservation of Polar Bears in Canada
Polar Bears are found in Russia, Denmark (Greenland), Norway, the United States (Alaska) and Canada. Canada is home to approximately 15 500 of the estimated 20 000 to 25 000 Polar Bears in global polar regions.
Canadian Polar Bear populations are...