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kearney(at)shaw.ca
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:21 am Post subject: Kudos

Hi  

   

A few weeks ago I read some posts about the people at vans who load customer trailers for “will call” orders.  

   

Last Friday I pick up my QB wings and finish kit. As suggested by Vans’s, I rented a U-Haul (these have side rails which are very important) and 3 dozen packing pads. Brian loaded the wings and tied them off to the side rails and then placed a very long large crate between the wings. He did an amazing job of securing the crate so that that did not move whatsoever during the 1,100 mile trip home. After I saw how he secured the load, I was sure there would be no problems.   

   

I got home yesterday and unloaded the U-Haul and found that everything was in perfect condition.   

   

I just want to echo the earlier posts sentiment that the guys who load our crates and truck do a fabulous job and take great pride in their work. When I was chatting with Brian, he mentioned that he packs most of the difficult crates (fuse kits) and is always looking to find better ways to get the job done. You just have to love dealing with people like this.  

   

Kudos to the shipping team at Van’s!!  

   

Cheers  

   

Les Kearney  

#40643 – Now with a lot more parts  

   

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AirMike

Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Posts: 514
Location: Nevada

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: Kudos

I second the kudos - they do an awesome job and are very pleasant.



I forgot my ropes at home and they even supplied ropes (no charge)



            



Hint to the will call folks - drive slow and the vans get dramatically better fuel economy

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kearney(at)shaw.ca
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject: Kudos

Hi



Another hint - avoid ethanol gas blends - I found I took a big gas mileage

hit when I filled up with an E10 blend.



Using a 17' U-Hail I was told to expect 12mpg. This is what I got even when

in the mountains after the E10 was burned off. I was driving 60mph+ for the

1,100 miles back to Edmonton. Going slower was not an option.



Cheers



Les



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msausen

Joined: 25 Oct 2007
Posts: 559
Location: Appleton, WI USA

Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:27 am Post subject: Kudos

Yep, you pay for that ethanol percentage one way or another.  100% ethanol will reduce mileage by about 30%.  Do the math sometime on those savings with E85.



Michael

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VHMUM(at)bigpond.com
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject: Kudos

Michael we use ethonal here for increased milage. The fuel companys ran a 

scare campain a few years ago and everyone was turned off it now its become 

no big deal



regards Chris 388  AUS



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daveleikam(at)wi.rr.com
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject: Kudos

We've been force fed 10%E in the Milwaukee area for a long time, it's junk.



Dave Leikam

#40496  N89DA (Reserved)

Muskego, WI



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deej(at)deej.net
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: Kudos

Dave Leikam wrote:

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 We've been force fed 10%E in the Milwaukee area for a long time, it's junk.


	


	I went from about 32 mpg with the "old" fuel to 30 mpg with the 10% 

ethanol blend.  And of course it costs more.  What a bargain.



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VHMUM(at)bigpond.com
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:53 am Post subject: Kudos

I was talking to a machanic at work today and he was saying with the ethonal 

here that is mixed with normal fuel they use a higher octane rated fuel thus 

not losing economy.



Chris

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AV8ORJWC

Joined: 13 Jul 2006
Posts: 1149
Location: Aurora, Oregon "Home of VANS"

Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: Kudos

Higher octane does not necessarily equate to better economy.  A

detonation reduction is the possibility with higher octane and is needed

as compression ratios increase that risk.  Some are bemoaning the loss

of mileage with four wheeled vehicles forced to use ethanol.  They sleep

better knowing the farmers are benefiting and there is less polution out

the tailpipe.



My 87 RON car gets 30mpg, my 92 RON gets 18mpg.



John



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