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"Robin Banks" > wrote in message ... > On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 11:18:56 GMT, "dreas" > wrote: > > > I could probably get one easily when U-Haul flips over its current pickup > > fleet... > > Err, I dunno. I had a friend that was a UHaul manager. I was in the market > for a box van kind of truck (for a company I worked for), and they've got > those PU front end with a box on it kind of trucks, so I was shopping. My > buddy warned me strongly not to buy it, and told me to go to Ryder or > Hertz/Penske instead. Hmmm. The larger trucks from U-Haul look like they've been around for a long time, but their pickups and regular cargo vans look like new. You can always get one from Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, Budget, etc. > He said that UHaul has a tendancy to run their trucks into the ground before > offing them, whereas Ryder/Penske do it at regular intervals. > > He himself bought a used Ryder van (which said something to me), so that's > what I did... bought a Ryder, and the company's still using it. (8 years > later.) > > Just a background story. Your milage may vary, all standard disclaimers > apply, contents may have settled in shipping, etc, etc. :-) Every data point is a good data point... -'dreas |
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