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March 7, 2010 09:49 - RV'er Education from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation
I recently recieved some mail you might find useful. You might be interested in this RV Camp from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation... If you're new to your RV... thinking about getting one... Moving to a NEW rig or New Kind of Rig... You just might find it a useful time! Take Good Care
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February 14, 2010 09:37 - The Chevrolet HHR my Closing Opinion
OK... GM built a good car when they put out the Chevrolet HHR. Coming back North from Tucson, through the mountains of North Central Arizona, splitting the wind across I-40 at Interstate speeds, that lil' car just rolled along at 33+ mpg average, quiet, and comfortable. We'd added probably 100 pounds of cargo in Tucson and our average speed was considerably higher on the return trip, so the fact that we had even better fuel economy was impressive. Considering the fact that the base price for the car is just a bit over $18,000 and you don't have to replace a huge battery at the cost of a couple thousand dollars every 4 years or so... the couple miles of added fuel economy you get from any of the hybrid cars, makes no economic sense... at least the way I add things up. When you factor in the additional mining and such required for all those batteries... I have difficutly believing they carry any true environemtal benefits either... Can you guess I'm not a fan of Hybrids? I think they're basically an 'emotional' response... that doesn't hold up under pragmatic scrutiny. I for one will stick (when I can) with a standard car that is well built and acceptably efficient... Hell... my '06 Cummins could break 25 miles per gallon, and often 30, weighing 9000 lbs plus!... if I kept the speed down on 'flat land'... something I've demonstrated over and over again to 'non-believers'... It just seems to me that something as small and light as those 'hybrids' should be able to do one hell of a lot better... The comfort of the seats proved out over the whole trip... Long hours, going both ways were as comfortable in the Chevrolet HHR as I could have asked for... and better than I expected. With the back seat layed flat, the Load of Beads Heidi bought for her store, were compressed into the "Under Floor" compartment at the rear... Just above the spare tire... leaving the rest open for our luggage... with plenty of space left for the Dogs (Two 40+ lb Australian Shepherds) to travel in comfort as well. The quiet of the car allowed for me to hear, (with artillery damaged ears!) our Ipods, through the stereo, without any of the annoying wind noise of our old subaru... Just plug and play... Sweet! There are always negatives and there are a couple on this Little Chevrolet HHR too I guess... though they are pretty minor... At one point a notice came across the "Driver Information Center" in the dash... I hadn't seen it... and questioned her vision when Heidi said it had read; "Icy road Possible"... or some such... My skepticism made for a bit of an animated "conversation" :-) for a while... That and the fact that the temperature was well over 40 degrees had me skeptical... but when it gave ME the same message, some time later, when I was driving... well... I hate it when I have to eat crow! :-) so... that part of the "system" doesn't appear to be entirely accurate. :-) The only other "Negative" that I can truly think of is the "Drink Cups" in the center, floor, console... The space between the seats is pretty narrow, and with the arm rests down, those cup holders are pretty inconveniently placed. Like I said... pretty minor. All in all... after 3000 miles plus of driving... I can say, I wouldn't mind having one parked out in the driveway... My only problem with it is... it won't tow a trailer! :-) But, according to the Motorhome Magazine Toad Guide... the Chevrolet HHR can be towed, four wheels down, if you keep it 65 mph or under... and I believe there is a fuse you need to remove to kill some specific power circuit... You'll find that in the owners manual... which you need to adhere to anyway, to maintain all your warranties! Bottom line?... The Chevrolet HHR is a reasonably priced, comfortable, ecomomical, fun to drive option, with pretty good utility if you carry dogs with you... or need a good car to haul your Kayaks... or your Mountain Bikes! So if you're looking for a TOAD... If Retro Styling is something that Toots your whistle... this lil' car is gonna honk your horn! Take Good Care
Brian Have a hankering to tell your own story?... Great! tell it here!
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