[pianotech] Vehicle Recommendations

[Paul T Williams]

Anyone tried or measured out the Mini Cooper?  I don't need to take 
actions out of the building being a CAUT, but my son will be driving soon, 
and I'm thinking of "selling" my Rav4 to him as his first car. It's "ok" 
for action transport, but not awesome. I do take care of some of our 
faculty home pianos and occasionally take an action to the shop, and it's 
OK.  The back seats don't lay completely flat, but a simple piece of 1/2" 
piece of plywood does the job. The Rav4 has served me well and does very 
well in the snow of Nebraska (no hills and fluffy snow) I'm thinking of my 
mid life crisis car as a Mini, or perhaps a Miata.  I used to have some 
fast cars in my past, and feel the need for something sporty.  Yes, I'm 
getting old(er). 

Paul




From:
bppiano at aol.com
To:
pianotech at ptg.org
Date:
04/23/2010 11:47 PM
Subject:
Re: [pianotech] Vehicle Recommendations



We just got a Honda Fit for my wife.  We both prefer manual transmissions. 
 The seats fold down FLAT!!  It is very light so you do notice windy 
conditions.  As for as MPG, put it this way,
recently my wife started complaing she was only getting 39 MPG in town. 
While she was away for 10 days I drove her car around town for my tunings 
to see is I could improve the mileage.
I started getting an average of 44 plus MPG,  with a little attention to 
the Average MPG display.  We've gotten as high as 52 on the highway.
 
Just my 2 cents,
 
Bruce Pennington



-----Original Message-----
From: Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Fri, Apr 23, 2010 9:02 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Vehicle Recommendations

Hi Jim, 

Tons of room for a grand action!  It looks like a great little car.  Good 
combination of space and economy.  I haven't taken the plunge yet but I've 
crawled all over it and test drove it, too.

The middle seats, or technically the rear sits, also fold up in a unique 
way allowing for a large amount of space behind the front seats for tall 
objects.  You can fit a mountain bike in the middle section right behind 
the driver.

Regards,

Rob

On Apr 23, 2010, at 08:40 , Jim Moy wrote:

Hi Rob,

When you fold down the middle seats, is there enough room for a grand 
action?  I'd assume so, but just wanted to check.

Jim

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com> wrote:
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. 


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