Hmm that's an interesting footnote the green peace doesn't leave.  Not
better at all on the highway?

On 2/12/09, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote:
> It was a combined 40 mpg.  You're correct in that hybrids don't have any
> better highway mpg than regular engines.
>
>
> -----
> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
> http://www.ics-il.com
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:54 AM
> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle
>
>> Not on the highway it won't.  grin  That's the biggest reason I didn't
>> even
>> look at one.  Highway miles (almost all of my 30k+ per year miles) are
>> often
>> no better than any other rig.
>> marlon
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]>
>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle
>>
>>
>>> You can still drive a hybrid...
>>>
>>> http://www.internationaltrucks.com/portal/site/ITrucks/menuitem.a1d4a3932b46e05831f8e968121010a0/?vgnextoid=945d07aafbfe6110VgnVCM10000085d0eb0aRCRD
>>>
>>> UPS also has some of their trucks powered by International hybrid
>>> technology.  I think the one our local center had was getting over 40
>>> mpg.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Mike Hammett
>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>> http://www.ics-il.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Mark Nash" <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:15 PM
>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle
>>>
>>>> I always thought of buying a hybrid...
>>>>
>>>> ...then putting it in the bed of my truck and hauling it around just to
>>>> say
>>>> that I take my hybrid everywhere I go...
>>>>
>>>> Mark Nash
>>>> UnwiredWest
>>>> 78 Centennial Loop
>>>> Suite E
>>>> Eugene, OR 97401
>>>> 541-998-5555
>>>> 541-998-5599 fax
>>>> http://www.unwiredwest.com
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "D. Ryan Spott" <[email protected]>
>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:38 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Made me think of a license plate holder I saw on an SUV:
>>>>> "Buy a hybrid, I need your gas!"
>>>>>
>>>>> ryan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> D. Ryan Spott
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 10, 2009, at 6:33 PM, Travis Johnson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If it makes you feel better, today we only got 8mpg while pulling
>>>>>> our sno-cat (with a Duramax even) at 80mph down the freeway. ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Travis
>>>>>> Microserv
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark Nash wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> LOL I was just thinking about revitalizing this thread as I was
>>>>>>> speeding
>>>>>>> across our valley here because one of our techs called in sick.
>>>>>>> Had 4
>>>>>>> appointments to keep...about 120 miles to cover...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ...and MY service truck is an F350/V10 - crew cab - full bed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ...I get 10 on a good day. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mark Nash
>>>>>>> UnwiredWest
>>>>>>> 78 Centennial Loop
>>>>>>> Suite E
>>>>>>> Eugene, OR 97401
>>>>>>> 541-998-5555
>>>>>>> 541-998-5599 fax
>>>>>>> http://www.unwiredwest.com
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:44 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> fyi, it's not a van...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.leasetrader.com/photos/actual98286/640x480/GMC-Envoy-XL-Sport-Utility.jpeg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I wanted a red or blue one with a v8 (327 and those one's
>>>>>>>> HAUL!!!!).  Had
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> settle for a completely loaded white one though.  Leather, DVD for
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> kids,
>>>>>>>> heated seats and seat backs, blinkers on the mirrors, air ride
>>>>>>>> suspension
>>>>>>>> (this rig rides better than any car I've ever had) etc.  It's also
>>>>>>>> nearly
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> foot and a half longer than the standard version.  So when you get
>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>> sure you look for the one with the 3rd seat.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories?_nkw=gmc+envoy+xl&_sacat=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=gmc+envoy&_osacat=0
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> These are the same thing as the Chevy Trailblazer.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The XUV version looks pretty interesting too.  I ALMOST got one of
>>>>>>>> them,
>>>>>>>> didn't like the sales guy though so I walked out on the deal.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/GMC-XUV/Photos.htm
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They have some of those on ebay too:
>>>>>>>> http://shop.ebay.com/items/__xuv?_trkparms=72%253A317%257C66%253A2%257C65%253A12%257C39%253A1&_dmpt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_pgn=2
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> laters,
>>>>>>>> Marlon
>>>>>>>> (509) 982-2181
>>>>>>>> (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)                    Consulting services
>>>>>>>> 42846865 (icq)                                    WISP Operator
>>>>>>>> since
>>>>>>>> 1999!
>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>> www.odessaoffice.com/wireless
>>>>>>>> www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:13 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service vehicle
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If we could get a van like that financed I would be in heaven -
>>>>>>>>> my main
>>>>>>>>> benefit is just as you said, everything stays warm.  Steel and
>>>>>>>>> cold just
>>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>> not mix.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>>>>>>> Suite 1337
>>>>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it,
>>>>>>>>> poorly.
>>>>>>>>> --- Henry Spencer
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I just picked up an '04 GMC Envoy XL.  It's the one with the 3rd
>>>>>>>>>> seat.
>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>> only getting 16 to 17 mpg with it but it's cheap to insure and is
>>>>>>>>>> totally
>>>>>>>>>> loaded.  It was just over $13k for a 50,000 mile rig with no
>>>>>>>>>> real flaws.
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> did end up having to replace the radiator already, but that
>>>>>>>>>> didn't show
>>>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>>>> at first.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The ladder sits on top nicely and is easy to reach.  Everything
>>>>>>>>>> else
>>>>>>>>>> sits
>>>>>>>>>> well inside.  As a bonus all of my tools etc. stay warm in the
>>>>>>>>>> winter
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> cold in the summer.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The 4 wheel drive has been really nice this winter too.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Best of all?  No one else drives around with a ladder on top of
>>>>>>>>>> one.
>>>>>>>>>> EVERYONE knows my rig.  That alone is a nice sales too.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Marlon
>>>>>>>>>> (509) 982-2181
>>>>>>>>>> (408) 907-6910 (Vonage)                    Consulting services
>>>>>>>>>> 42846865 (icq)                                    WISP Operator
>>>>>>>>>> since
>>>>>>>>>> 1999!
>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>> www.odessaoffice.com/wireless
>>>>>>>>>> www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>> From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 7:46 AM
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [WISPA] Service vehicle
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What does everyone use for a service vehicle?  We have an 1999
>>>>>>>>>>> f250
>>>>>>>>>>> that is at the end of it's road.  It has the cabinets and
>>>>>>>>>>> ladder racks
>>>>>>>>>>> to put al our stuff in.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Our tower climber for those picky tower owners has a brand new
>>>>>>>>>>> Dodge.
>>>>>>>>>>> If you haven't seen these check them out.  If we could afford
>>>>>>>>>>> these I
>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't be asking :(
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>>>>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>>>>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>>>>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>>>>>>>>> Suite 1337
>>>>>>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it,
>>>>>>>>>>> poorly.
>>>>>>>>>>> --- Henry Spencer
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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