Thats a hard one Josh, cost effective. I've been driving rigs since I got out of trade school in 76', sometimes being cheap on the front end is a mistake, unless you have a talent of finding killer deals by chance.
For me, I enjoyed the last van I drove, it was a 98 ford long van and I went 10 years with nothing other than the usual maintenance. No surprise engine or transmission problems, just reliable. It was almost new when we bought it so we saved a few grand. I couldn't imagine buying an older vehicle that will hand me a big surprise and at the worst possible time. Cause seems like that when it happens. So new or almost is my choice. I like long vans. Long enough to slide my 10' step ladder in. I would use a pick up truck, but the rain is a problem 1/2 the year. So it's a van. As for gas millage, I have never seen a work truck thats loaded with equipment get better than 12 miles to the gallon. And if you buy a light weight vehicle and load it up with a lot of equipment like a mini van, expect to be doing tranny work fairly often. So it's a heavy duty vehicle which means bigger engine and low gas mileage. One thing that will save fuel costs is scheduling service calls in an orderly loop if it can be done. Instead of zig zagging across town, a straight line. Although zig zagging sometimes can't be avoided. George Josh Luthman wrote: > I am looking for a cost effective vehicle. Anything heavy will do the > job of teaching ricers a lesson. Like an H1. > > On 2/3/09, Brad Belton <[email protected]> wrote: >> Correct, only going off of your statement of 16sec (chuckle) and putting >> away a couple Civics. That truly must be one fast Goat! <grin> >> >> Just ribb'n ya Mark. Now back to our regular programming... >> >> Best, >> >> >> Brad >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:42 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >> >> >> It's ok. You don't know my truck. I do. >> >> I've put fast ricers away on the street. And they never try again. That >> perfectly aimed exhaust "teaches" :) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> <insert witty tagline here> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Brad Belton" <[email protected]> >> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:07 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >> >> >>> Lol...16sec 1/4 won't be nearly enough to stay in front of this particular >>> Excursion and I highly doubt shaved tires will bring you to 15sec. >>> >>> In fact a quick youtube search comes up with a couple high 15sec low 16sec >>> Excursions in STOCK trim. >>> >>> 16sec must only "feel" fast in a Dodge Goat....<grin> >>> >>> >>> Brad >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of [email protected] >>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:15 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >>> >>> Grin... My '93 wasn't "quite" stock, but I used to have a timeslip from a >>> dragstrip showing a 16.00 second quarter mile for it. >>> >>> Some sticky tires would have shaved that to around 15... And his >>> excursion >>> would have been absolutely unable to stay infront of it :) >>> >>> I towed a trailer form Oregon to Wisconsin and back in '04 and truck and >>> trailer were 23K combined. Even crossing Montana at 75 - 80 still netted >>> me 10.5 - 11 mpg . >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> <insert witty tagline here> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:09 PM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >>> >>> >>>> Must have a lot of 91 Dodges down there (we have a 91 Cummins... not so >>>> much pep compared to the new ones). >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>> From: "Brad Belton" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 5:03 PM >>>> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >>>> >>>>> My 2001 7.3L Diesel Excursion that's closing in on 180K miles still gets >>>>> 14-20mpg depending on use, how heavy my foot is and what I'm pulling. >>>>> It >>>>> used to get better mileage, but after 8 years of just oil and fuel it's >>>>> probably due for a tune up of some kind. >>>>> >>>>> It does have a custom chip & exhaust that keeps me in front of ANY >>>>> Diesel >>>>> Dodge I've run across. <grin> >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Brad >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of Mike Hammett >>>>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:53 PM >>>>> To: WISPA General List >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >>>>> >>>>> Fords have terrible mileage. Our 2008 (I think) F-550 gets about 9 >>>>> (doesn't >>>>> >>>>> pull anything). Completely irresponsible when a stock 2006 Dodge (with >>>>> OEM >>>>> software upgrades) with a 2 ton camper in the bed pulls 21.5 in hilly >>>>> terrain. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- >>>>> Mike Hammett >>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>> From: "George Rogato" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:22 PM >>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle >>>>> >>>>>> I just bought a 2008 Ford super duty van. >>>>>> >>>>>> 11mpg >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> ---- >>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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