Damn gas prices
04-15-2012, 11:24 PM
#191
Excuse me, who are you and why are you reading in words that I didn't say?
Do you expect every blessed remark to be all-inclusive of market trends as though you're working in analytics from the third sub-basement of my bank and trying to prove your worth?
Although I didn't say a thing about it, when everybody is as indebted as we find the western world right now, counter-intuitively, there has been been a flight to German and American bonds on the part of banks that often use the debt as higher-yeilding reserve.
However, most non-institutional managers believe that there isn't much upside left in the yield curve of the sovereign bond market and are carefully lightening and waiting for the day to short them.
As for the GBP/USD thing, you said we should look at a five year chart. You meant to say we've had anemic growth from Marchish of 2009 that has, along with short-sighted austerity, hurt UK's export market.
If the English hadn't done QE, the GBP/USD would have risen even more.
Do you expect every blessed remark to be all-inclusive of market trends as though you're working in analytics from the third sub-basement of my bank and trying to prove your worth?
Although I didn't say a thing about it, when everybody is as indebted as we find the western world right now, counter-intuitively, there has been been a flight to German and American bonds on the part of banks that often use the debt as higher-yeilding reserve.
However, most non-institutional managers believe that there isn't much upside left in the yield curve of the sovereign bond market and are carefully lightening and waiting for the day to short them.
As for the GBP/USD thing, you said we should look at a five year chart. You meant to say we've had anemic growth from Marchish of 2009 that has, along with short-sighted austerity, hurt UK's export market.
If the English hadn't done QE, the GBP/USD would have risen even more.
Well, I happen to agree with you that interest rates don't have much room to go lower. When I saw how much that stodgy bond mutual fund had appreciated a couple of months ago, I sold almost all of it, and I never would have thought I would see rates below 2 percent. But there's nothing counter-intuitive about it. There is a flight to safety and that is still us. It contributes to the relative strength of the dollar as a currency. That's just a fact. You might argue that the market is irrational, but my sad experience is the market has more irrationality than I have money.
04-16-2012, 12:55 AM
#192
This thread is becoming too complicated!
I'm really glad I bought the 3.7. Went on a road trip this weekend, most of it was up hill as I was going through the mountains. 450 kms there and back. I only used 3/8 tank of gas and averaged 23 mpg.
I'm really glad I bought the 3.7. Went on a road trip this weekend, most of it was up hill as I was going through the mountains. 450 kms there and back. I only used 3/8 tank of gas and averaged 23 mpg.
04-16-2012, 02:58 PM
#193
Senior Member
My 2009 4.6 liter V8 3-valve with a six speed transmission got 27.4 mpg (US gallons). Thought there had been a mis-calculation. Double, triple, quadruplely checked my math and made sure the gas pump had in fact filled up the tank. Everything was correct. I am still stunned!
Bondo
04-16-2012, 03:43 PM
#194
Last Tuesday, 4-10-12, I drove a round trip of 344.6 kilometers (214 miles). The freeway speed (70 mph) round trip was the first road test of a design improvement to an aerodynamic bed extender which sets upon the lowered tailgate. It is designed to be utilized with the aerodynamic truck bed cap already on my truck.
My 2009 4.6 liter V8 3-valve with a six speed transmission got 27.4 mpg (US gallons). Thought there had been a mis-calculation. Double, triple, quadruplely checked my math and made sure the gas pump had in fact filled up the tank. Everything was correct. I am still stunned!
Bondo
My 2009 4.6 liter V8 3-valve with a six speed transmission got 27.4 mpg (US gallons). Thought there had been a mis-calculation. Double, triple, quadruplely checked my math and made sure the gas pump had in fact filled up the tank. Everything was correct. I am still stunned!
Bondo
You've been on that project for awhile. Once patented, sell the idea to a cab manufacturer. I visualize two configs: one folded as you've molded the first and the second config popped up with vinyl sides so as to be able to carry larger items.
1) Hire a patent attorney to do a patent search and file your patent application.
2) Always be focused on partnering with a well-established manufacturer.
- Unless you are well enough moneyed to scale up manufacturing, marketing and distribution on your own.
- Focus on making it easy for a partner to say yes.
- Retain legal council for any partnership agreements.
- Hire an independent, respected engineering firm to perform fuel consumption tests with and without your product as well as loaded and unloaded. You will use this for pitching your product to the larger, well-established manufacturers.
- It is not enough to have a patent—you must also have enough money to pay attorneys to defend your patent in court.
- Example: The guy who invented the Heat Troller. Awesome product. Harley Davidson ripped off his product even to the point of reproducing a small design flaw in the first generation and because Mike doesn't have the means to sue Harley, Harley Davidson continues to sell Heat Trollers as their own HD product.
04-16-2012, 04:00 PM
#195
Senior Member
Thank you for the advice.
Thanks Eric. You are very correct in all you say. Luckily this is not my first Rodeo.
Received notice of allowance of the patent on the aerodynamic truck cap from the Patent Office last month. Just waiting on publication. The patent has been filed on the aero/extention box also and is pending.
I am currently talking to established manufacturers. I have Pitt Bull Council.
Bondo
Received notice of allowance of the patent on the aerodynamic truck cap from the Patent Office last month. Just waiting on publication. The patent has been filed on the aero/extention box also and is pending.
I am currently talking to established manufacturers. I have Pitt Bull Council.
Bondo