From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Fri Apr 23 2004 - 08:39:28 PDT
How do their prices compare to the eastern United States? I think they
are cheaper.
Dave
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:14:37 -0500, Sonny Heath <sonny@defuniak.com> wrote:
> But the cost to ride a train in Germany is extremely high. You can
> almost
> buy a car for the cost of a train ticket if you're going a few hundred
> kilometers.
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Cole <DavidCole@tk7.net>
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] CARGO COVERS
>
>
>> But the distances needed to travel in Europe aren't that great also.
>>
>> I was in Italy a few years ago and gas was about $4.50 per gallon,
>> diesel
>> was about $4.00. However the mass transit system in just about all of
>> the
>> cities was excellent. And trains regularly traveled between most major
>> cities. Subways were also present. Bus/trolley service was excellent.
>> Not so in the US. Want to get from Cincinnnati to Cleveland via train?
>> Not going to happen. You can take a bus if you don't value your life.
>>
>> The nearest grocery store from my house is 10 miles away. It just never
>> seems to be that way in Europe.
>>
>> I recently traveled out west from Indiana to Denver, CO and Casper, WY
>> and
>> back. It was a 3200 mile trip. And that was only about half way across
>> the US and back.
>>
>> As part of my job, I regularly drive in excess of 500 miles per week,
>> the
>> last few months I have been doing almost 1000 per week. Other than
> driving
>> there is really no other practical means of transport for moderate
>> distances. Flying is a lot more difficult now that they have homeland
>> security in force.
>>
>> If gas prices hit $4.00 per gallon in the US, things will be changing
>> fast
>> here.
>>
>> Actually I'm fairly amazed that people aren't really upset about $2.00
>> per
>> gallon now! Not too long ago I was putting 99 cent gas into the M51.
>>
>> If I was an oil company president, I'd be trying to crank the prices up
>> to
>> $3.00 per gallon since no one seems to mind paying $2.00 right now!
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>> On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 18:00:18 +0200, Cor Streutjens
>> <cstreutjens@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Dear listers,
>> >
>> > The fuel prices in your country we can only dream of over here in
> Europe.
>> > I pay more than a Euro per litre of fuel for my jeep which consumes 1
>> > litre every 6 kilometers. Which makes it a very expensive means of
>> > transportation. But I will not trade the car for a more economical one
> in
>> > my life. I think fuel consumption is part of driving a military
>> vehicle,
>> > not exactly the fun part but part of the price you have to pay if you
>> > want to drive a military vehicle. Please don't take this wrong, it is
> not
>> > my intention to harm feelings.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Cor
>> >
>> >
>> > Cor Streutjens
>> > cstreutjens@hotmail.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> From: Mel Miller <nourmahal@worldnet.att.net>
>> >> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> >> Subject: Re: [MV] CARGO COVERS Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:55:03 -0500
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>> >> Howdy Gruppe,
>> >>
>> >> IMHO, anyone who buys a Deuce or 5 ton and is overly concerned with
> fuel
>> >> economy and streamlining has his/her priorities seriously out of
>> whack.
>> >> One might even say that he is "Whacked Out", bot, far be it from me
>> to
>> >> suggest such a thing......
>> >>
>> >> Mel Miller
>> >> Corpus Christi, TX
>> >> No Deuce - Yet
>> >>
>> >> On Thursday, April 22, 2004, at 08:39 AM, Sonny Heath wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> and more wind resistance and less fuel economy?
>> >>>
>> >>> Sonny
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: <MVTrucker@aol.com>
>> >>> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> >>> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 4:48 AM
>> >>> Subject: Re: [MV] CARGO COVERS
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> Gene,
>> >>>> Are these the covers that are the correct length
>> >>>> for the deuce but the sides come down past the
>> >>>> tie down hooks? I have encountered these and the
>> >>>> solution is to raise the uprights enough so the
>> >>>> sides are above the hooks. Best to put the cover
>> >>>> on and measure how far the stakes need to be raised.
>> >>>> Remove the cover, raise the stakes, drill a hole
>> >>>> and put a 5/16" bolt through to stop the uprights
>> >>>> from dropping in all the way. Big advantage is more
>> >>>> headroom.
>> >>>> Joe Young
>> >>>> Some parts: http://hometown.aol.com/mvtrucker/page5.html
>> >>>>
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