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Date:         Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:29:22 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: o/t truck rentals...moving
Comments: To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY2-DAV25YKpDS7hx200003716@hotmail.com>
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Bob Stevens wrote:
> David Brodbeck wrote:
> "They have improved their equipment a lot in the last few years, though."
>
> I was cruising home this weekend from St. George, UT doing maybe 80 and a
> UHaul passes me like I was doing 50. They have improved their EQP. This was
> a fairly good sized "box" and about 16' or so. It was bright, shiny and new.


Yeah, the one I rented to tow my '82 with a couple years ago looked
brand new and had a V-10 engine and an automatic transmission with
overdrive.  Very different from the 55-mph governed, manual-shift trucks
you used to get.


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David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 VW Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
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