h2 DURAMAX

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by ipeefreely

that's cool but sad to hear that you're going to sell the hummer Which university are you going to attend and whats your major?

I will be attending the University of Alberta, majoring in Biochemistry. I am lining up for Medical School there, with my final goal being a PhD with a focus in surgery. On the bright side, ten years from now, the cost of an H1 might be more reasonable.

[ipeefreely]

Dude if you had a phd in surgery. im sure the cost of an h1 will be nothing to you, lol. ESPECIALLY if you a plastic surgeon =P

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by ipeefreely

Dude if you had a phd in surgery. im sure the cost of an h1 will be nothing to you, lol. ESPECIALLY if you a plastic surgeon =P

We'll see. I'm terrified of returning to university after eight years, especially because it means leaving my current job. Prior to working here, I was unemployed for 18 months. I'm scared that if things do not work out in university, I am going to be in the same situation.

[ipeefreely]

that sucks, what job are you doing now?

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by ipeefreely

that sucks, what job are you doing now?

I am in the IT Industry at the moment. It was much more fun as a hobby than as a career. I've lost almost all interest in it. So I might be advertising my H2 here soon.

[ipeefreely]

awww, that sucks. how does your h2 look like? Any pics?

[ipeefreely]

awww, that sucks. how does your h2 look like? Any pics?

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by ipeefreely

awww, that sucks. how does your h2 look like? Any pics?

I have a couple photo albums online from events I have gone to. You can see them here and here.

Here are a couple random pictures:







I hope to speak to one of the banks I deal with in the coming weeks and see if it is possible to arrange something with my student loan. It might look odd for a full time university student to be driving an H2, especially with a part-time job of stocking shelves or whatever I can find that will work with my classes.

[frenzy1]

Hey Ernie
My LPG tank (120 ltrs) is installed in the trunk. You do lose space. I'm gonna install a gobi roof rack for my spare tire. Now, I keep my spare in the company.
Here's some pics. It runs GREAT, you cannot feel you're running on regular gas or lpg. Even while driving, I can just switch from LPG to regulare or vice versa. But, have the installment done by a professional, 'cause there are a lot of "frauds" out there and I heard that a LPG installation, which isn't installed correct, is an expensive nightmare !









this is the button near the steering wheel to switch from lpg to regular gas and to see how much is left in the lpg tank



and the place where to put the lpg in :



Frenzy

[johndjmix1]

You guys really think $25,000 is THAT bad? Hummm.

Remember that room in your house you redid, or the basement you finished. You thought the quotes were alot, but after 6 months working on the job, 200 trips to the home depot, and tripple the amount of money on materials you needed......you begin to understand why the contractors wanted so much. Just finished my dam cathedral ceiling project in my kitchen. =)

Kinda the same deal with a H2 duramax conversion.

But heck, it it was $10,000 I would do it. To me that would be worthwile for the duramax. Also, I think you need to take into consideration the quality of the conversion. Some I have seen are perfect down to the 4 wheel drive buttons being changed. Others are hack jobs...


--John

[mdoyle]

My issue isn't so much with the cost as it is the nice round figure (25K). It screams, "I'm not into details".

My poker mind says he's bluffing his quotes if they're coming out nice and even.

For example- when I got estimates on getting our offshore boat repainted, the shop I selected provided the best quote. The accounted for surface area, prep time, chemicals, environmental disposal, paint, and final assembly and detail.

He showed me the number of hours broken down by process and his shop rate. I didn't ask for it and frankly at the time it wasn't a big deal, that's just how he prepared quotes.

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Originally Posted by mdoyle

My issue isn't so much with the cost as it is the nice round figure (25K). It screams, "I'm not into details".

My poker mind says he's bluffing his quotes if they're coming out nice and even.

For example- when I got estimates on getting our offshore boat repainted, the shop I selected provided the best quote. The accounted for surface area, prep time, chemicals, environmental disposal, paint, and final assembly and detail.

He showed me the number of hours broken down by process and his shop rate. I didn't ask for it and frankly at the time it wasn't a big deal, that's just how he prepared quotes.

It depends on how people operate when they prepare an estimate, and it depends on how people react when they receive an estimate. As an example, when people first asked the question here, answers were also rounded. While not everyone likes such simple answers, most can deal with them. I made it clear to them when I requested the estimate that I live in Alberta, 3000 km away. Sorry, 3078 km away. It stands to reason that he would provide a rounded cookie-cutter response if he senses the chances of a sale are next to non-existant. Maybe not the best attitude, but if his work is good, that is what is important. Just saying, based on my extremely limited contact with the company.