For my service vehicle, all I need is one station near my home. I like the idea of natural gas from the US of A. By the way, when are you going to get a real bike? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88 at hotmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 4/23/2010 8:15:29 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Vehicle Recommendations >And the fact that there are next to zero gas stations or places to pump natural gas >into your car. And how much one of these natural gas cars? there are obviously not >many of them on the road, compared to even hybrids. What does it look like, one of >those not-so-smart cars? Lol. >Terry Peterson >Accurate Piano Service >UniGeezer.com >"Over 50, and not "2" Tired!" >From: rob at mccallpiano.com >Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:04:43 -0700 >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Vehicle Recommendations >My current car hasn't burned a drop of gasoline ever! Just clean domestic natural >gas. Even greener than those gas hogs... what do you call them? Oh, yeah, >hybrids... :-) >The only shortcoming is any action has to go in the back seat... >Regards, >Rob McCall >McCall Piano Service, LLC >www.mccallpiano.comMurrieta, CA951-698-1875 >On Apr 23, 2010, at 09:19 , pianolover 88 wrote:Any car that continues to run and >burn gas while stopped at a signal, going down a hill or coasting is archaic. >Terry Peterson >Accurate Piano Service >UniGeezer.com >"Over 50, and not "2" Tired!" >From: rob at mccallpiano.com >Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:44:38 -0700 >To: pmc033 at earthlink.net; pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Vehicle Recommendations >Hi Paul, >I was recently looking for a vehicle for my business, and the one that I liked as being >cost effective, fuel efficient, and roomy is the newest Honda Fit. The seats fold in >all sorts of ways, the lip of the back end is very low so you don't have to strain to lift >things into the car. The opening in the back seemed to me to be quite a bit taller >than the Prius to me, and the cost for the base model, brand new, was only about >$15,700. I'm sure they'd cut a deal with the economy these days. Plus the car gets >around 28 in the city and 35 on the highway. As for reliability, I've had nothing but >Hondas for the last 25 years. Never had anything more than routine maintenance >to accomplish. I find them to be very reliable vehicles. >Looks small on the outside, but it's quite large on the inside with all the possible >configurations. Check out the specs here... http://automobiles.honda.com/fit/ >Here's a photo of the back side... ><Fit back end.jpg> >Regards, >Rob McCall >McCall Piano Service, LLC >www.mccallpiano.comMurrieta, CA951-698-1875 >On Apr 22, 2010, at 07:33 , pmc033 at earthlink.net wrote:List:: The store where I >work is offering to purchase a new vehicle for me to use, which will also be used to >transport keyboards and perhaps some small uprights(?). One of the sales staff >has a Prius, which appears to have enough room to carry an action, and they have >used it to deliver digital pianos successfully. So that is one choice, though I doubt a >small upright will fit. I'm also looking at some of the smaller SUV's like the Ford >Escape, and some of the minivans, as well as the Chevy HHR (thanks, Wim!). I >want to be sure I'm getting a reliable vehicle, so if you know what to avoid, or have >had a bad experience, you could post it here. I'm a bit wary of the domestic brands >because of reliability concerns, but I'm not opposed either. It will have to be a late >model as the budget limit is around $15k, so a new vehicle is probably too much right >now. It's going to be mostly freeway driving, s o it has to have enough power to >get around. MPG's should be reasonable. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks >in advance. Paul McCloud, RPT San Diego PianoSD.com Service Technician >pmc033 at earthlink.netEarthLink Revolves Around You. >The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get >started. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. >http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL: >ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2
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