Nissan NV

Wayco Wayne_2

I've been getting ads in the mail about the new commercial grade trucks being brought out by Nissan. I happened to see one yesterday. It looked nice. A salesman came out to let me see the inside It had a tall roof that I could stand up in. Very nice. I'm 6 foot 2 Inches tall by the way. The are a lot of storage spaces in the front of the cab for all the things that seem to gravitate there in the course of a day. There's a box with a lock between the seats that is big enough for a lap top and has filing cabnent rails for hanging folders. The salesman clearly knew nothing about it and we wasted a bit of time while he tried to look stuff up on the computer. It doesnt list miles per gallon. All the lit says it, "It may vary," Wel duh!!! My weight may vary too but I'll tell you what it is round about if you need to know. (I hate car saleman. Ack!)  Has anyone else researched them? It looks kind of nice.

Mark Eatherton

Too new to rate???

Cool looking options. Check out the pull out tool box option.



http://isocca.com/nissan-nv200



ME

Wayco Wayne_2

Link didnt work for me

Is this the option you were talking about. http://www.worldcarfans.com/10710103421/nissan-nv200-concept-van-first-info-revealed  Very cool but,  I'm not sure I even want to see the price on that.

Mark Eatherton

Yeah....

It$ a $PECIAL van for $ure :]



Heres a pic of the SCUBA van.



ME

AFred

heres a link

http://www.nissancommercialvehicles.com/

Looks like it has some neat options but I'll stick the made in USA.

Wayco Wayne_2

For all we know

They are made in the USA. I heard of a new feature in Japanese built cars. "Radiation proof." Bad Joke.  Sorry. It comes from a radio spot I heard on NPR reporting that there is actually a movement in the USA saying cars from Japan arent safe because they may have radiation. I guess there's no underestimating the marketing strategy catering to people's fears.

Anyhow I can't find any mileage info on the NV anywhere. It's too bad since I think I'm really interested in this vehicle.

Charlie from wmass

I think you could take the mileage

the Titan gets and guess from there. which is 13/18 mpg. They are a Japanese manufacturer but they are not good on fuel. That is for the 2wd Titan pickup. My experience is vans get slightly lower mileage.

EddieG

Wayne

That would give you a lot more room than your van and easier on your back! Any word on that Geo job you mentioned? Just got a signed contract on a Geo radiant job today. Looking forward to this one. I'll post some pics., as it progresses.

Wayco Wayne_2

Thanks Eddie

I have the plans right here on my desk and I need to do a heat loss but have been suddenly busy. Since we've been slow I've been fast to make the money and will get back to the desk work as soon as I can. Congrats on your Geo job. E-mail me with any details that would help me with my first geo install please. Someone told me I should really go Sprinter for my new van. I've never had a deisel before. I would like to stand up in the cargo area. I might need a mini trampoline to get up to it though. Do you guys have Sprinters? If so what do you think? WW

Charlie from wmass

I looked at Sprinter

I have spoken to several guys with them. They liked the older engine better than the new one. One guy will love them the next says his is dropping parts off as it goes down the road. I did notice lots of rusty ones for sale. I am looking to get a Cab forward box truck. 14' or 16'. diesel. I want a lift gate. I think this one will be a used one. The next I will spring for new if it goes well.

EddieG

Wayne

Wayne we have a 16ft Isuzu Flat Nose with a side door and lift gate on the rear. By far this is the best truck I have ever worked out of. I designed and built our own storage / shelving system. The side roll up door is great, because you don't have to operate the lift gate for a routine service call. This is more or less an install truck. But we are a small company so, it gets used for service as well. Our other truck is a Ford F-450 with a utility body, which I hate and so does my back. It was supposed to just be temporary, until we got the company up and running. But I can seem to get the owner to let it go!

As far as the Geo goes, let me know when you get the loads done. Also see if you can talk to a well drilling contractor and find out what kind of ground you will be dealing with. Once you have that info I can hook you up with Mike at Rehau. He can have Chris do a design for you.