W4RLR
High Tech Hillbilly
Well, an interesting turn of events has occurred concerning my wife's business.
Her mobile dog grooming business was going nowhere, until we changed the business plan to groom IN the house instead of in a converted van, which we were struggling to get. Financing a new one is darn near impossible.
As soon as we changed the plan, one of the search bots I had set to find a basic van that I can convert hit pay dirt. One Ford E-350 Super Duty Extended, at the right price, and the dealership made an offer I can't refuse. The best part of all, it's powered by a 6.0 Powerstroke with the TorqueShift transmission. So now we have TWO SuperDuty trucks.
The downside? It's in Ohio. I have to fly to Pittsburgh, the dealer picks me up at the airport, off to the dealership to sign the papers and get the keys. Then, a six hour drive to Delaware Water Gap where a conversion house will rip the roof off like a can opener and put in a high top, then load a conversion package in kit form in the back. Then I drive back to Florida.
Having just returned from the hospital, this will be interesting. A trip I could normally do in a day and a half will take me three days, as I don't want to push my luck, and keeping the speed down will increase the fuel economy of the truck, which with the high top installed, has the aerodynamic qualities of a brick. When it is finished, it will look similar to this van. That's the wife behind the wheel.
Oh well, at least this truck will MAKE money, and the wife will get her van for about $35K less than a new one. We have a backlog of customers. There seems to be a gold mine in dirty dogs.
Prayer does work!
Her mobile dog grooming business was going nowhere, until we changed the business plan to groom IN the house instead of in a converted van, which we were struggling to get. Financing a new one is darn near impossible.
As soon as we changed the plan, one of the search bots I had set to find a basic van that I can convert hit pay dirt. One Ford E-350 Super Duty Extended, at the right price, and the dealership made an offer I can't refuse. The best part of all, it's powered by a 6.0 Powerstroke with the TorqueShift transmission. So now we have TWO SuperDuty trucks.
The downside? It's in Ohio. I have to fly to Pittsburgh, the dealer picks me up at the airport, off to the dealership to sign the papers and get the keys. Then, a six hour drive to Delaware Water Gap where a conversion house will rip the roof off like a can opener and put in a high top, then load a conversion package in kit form in the back. Then I drive back to Florida.
Having just returned from the hospital, this will be interesting. A trip I could normally do in a day and a half will take me three days, as I don't want to push my luck, and keeping the speed down will increase the fuel economy of the truck, which with the high top installed, has the aerodynamic qualities of a brick. When it is finished, it will look similar to this van. That's the wife behind the wheel.
Oh well, at least this truck will MAKE money, and the wife will get her van for about $35K less than a new one. We have a backlog of customers. There seems to be a gold mine in dirty dogs.
Prayer does work!
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