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Co-pilot failed to find the first address I put in...after downloading both United States and the more local maps...oh well was free to try

I put aside 1 or 200 a month for van replacement. In 2006 I made the mistake of "leasing to own" at 695 a month (810 after taxes) and 3 months in I realized I still have to pay for repairs...170 to change a 20 dollar u joint...then filled up the van with my own tools on the sides. Grand total...

That was quick, Turtle. Exactly how I imagined doing it, except I forgot about the square window...wonder if my 5000 btu is too wide

Thanks ragman I was looking for that pic! Funniest van pic ever! Should silence the wife next time she asks me if I could have bought an uglier van

Saw a few things here about money...the silver in a quarter still buys the same amount of gas as it did in the sixties...currency manipulation pure and simple, the answer lies in our system. Inflation is a tax, and it will carry on, our kids will be talking about the good old days when gas was...

Youtube would be likely...if it's not there, post what you do and you can get the views...haven't got around to mine, never been south of WV

Happy birthday!!! Had a flat tire since I worked Saturday but with July 4th...still flat and no calls... Anybody tried a pressure cooker? Had a frozen pile of veggies chili and raw chicken, 20 minutes later, mmmm. That's the lazy man's cook

In the past 9 years I'd stay out a week at a time, and the money was great. But not so great that I can now retire early or something. Time with friends and family is important. My best friend died of a heart attack last year, and my wife is deathly sick, not to mention my youngest daughter has...

No. Point one...this business does not support a financed van. Paid cash, that's done. Point two...after 10 years I know what my expenses are, and I'm talking about the net. What I take home after repairs, fuel, licensing, insurance and tolls is what I use to get the hourly. And when I'm in a...

Living near a major city where your carrier is and has regular customers = more profit OAB. YMMV

Regulation is not the answer. Used car dealers are regulated here...to buy votes, politicians have changed the laws so much, to become a dealer, you have to apply...can be a 2 year process, you have to take schooling, and there's no guarantee they think you will be ok to sell cars. All this...

I'm all for competition. There are a select group of needs for expedite though, and we're all pretty biased. Prepare for some good jabs ;)

Not dispatch's fault but being Canadian the chances of finding close by freight when I drop is almost nil (I can't do US to US). I always return home unless I need to sleep, and calculate the deadhead in before I even go...sometimes I can double up with regular runs, but I have to agree on the...

Anybody expediting with a van should already qualify for mentally disabled

For Canadians: from CRA interpretation bulletin "A claim by an individual for "motor vehicle" expenses calculated on a cents-per-kilometre (mile) basis is not acceptable." Found my answer. Yay. :mad:

I do my own repairs, such as they are - pre 2007 are pretty reliable. I'm sure someone not as radical as me will chime in. I can't figure out how anyone with a newer van that gets repairs at a shop can afford to eat...to your original question, no sprinter van jobs are not worth getting into...

I'd like to move to Mars and pay no taxes and choose what I want my money to pay for. Sorry, I get this way whenever I do taxes

Uh...cart before the horse? Then you can't afford to buy a Sprinter. You might want to try working as a driver before making a decision, if you can

Geez lately the tone is bordering on socialism. I know, I'm stuck up here in Canada. It would be nice to send a message by bringing the country to its knees but we're simply not on the radar of the average Joe. It would be equally nice to have a real capitalist system to work under, but we get...

One important point - does the company you want to work for have a minimum year for equipment (say nothing older than 5 years) that will factor in