I have an older vehicle. As a result I do not carry collision insurance, only liability. That saves a lot. I put a new engine in it and had the transmission rebuilt. New tires and brakes. 1/5 the cost of a new one and just or more reliable. That was my solution. BTW it is a Chevy Suburban with fulltime 4wd. I replaced the 400 with a 350 because I couldn't get a new 400 from GM. and rebuilds are iffy unless you have a good mechanic. The mass produced rebuilds often fail. I got a guy who builds race cars to rebuild my daughters 1 ton during the guy's off season. He bored the 454 out to 470 and balanced it. What a sweet running engine. Balancing is a must. If you do it once you will always do it. Kirk
-----Original Message----- From: motie_d [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 11:40 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Re: Popularity of sport/utility vehicles --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dana Linscott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry but I must disagree,at least for the US. > > > SUVs' are popular in the US mainly because folks want > to have a single vehicle that will haul them to work > as well as haul thier Boat, Snowmobiles, Travel > trailer, lumber, firewood, etc. when needed. The > economics are it is cheaper to own one vehicle that > uses more fuel than needed most of the time than two > vehicles one of which is a fuel efficient auto. Of > course in two vehicle familys (of which there are > many) the alternative is two econo cars and a SUV > which is only used to when loads need to be hauled. There is also the issue of mandatory insurance costs. If you buy an older, larger vehicle for occasional use, it will last forever. But who can afford to pay for insurance costs on a vehicle sitting around? It's cheaper to sell one of the fuel efficient cars and use the money saved on insurance to buy fuel for the larger, safer one. My 2 cents, Motie Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.303 / Virus Database: 164 - Release Date: 11/24/2001 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Call any Phone in the World from your PC with CrystalVoice -LOW rates world-wide - $0.039/min in U.S. FREE trial. Click here. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Ib1xVB/IxbDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
