Paul... for $15k, you can probably get a car like mine... a 2008 Mustang GT (300hp)... does IT have POWER!!! I haven't had a problem w/ it in 26k miles.
You'll get there faster, it corners like a dream, you can pass almost anyone on the shortest road, the backseats fold down for that table for on-site action work... and I get 24.5 mpg on the highway. What a blast!!
When I have to haul an action... I beg my wife for the use of her Ford Edge, and I do the dishes myself that night! Well worth the "trade"!!
Bill Fritz, St Louis
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Subject:
[pianotech] Vehicle Recommendations
Date:
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:33:16 -0700
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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
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