At least it would be yellow. Not PBY but yellowFor a brief moment, I thought she was holding a rubber chicken -
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At least it would be yellow. Not PBY but yellowFor a brief moment, I thought she was holding a rubber chicken -
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No ha!For a brief moment, I thought she was holding a rubber chicken -
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Wow. That is something. Good for them.
This is amazing news. I'm very familiar with gov't contract vehicles like Sourcewell along with others like NASPO ValuePoint, GSA, etc. They play a huge role in procurement for SLED customers because they eliminate the expensive and time intensive RFP process since a competitive price is already negotiated, and the deal falls under standard T&C's on the contract. Makes it very easy for them to buy.
Very cool. Learned something else new todayThis is amazing news. I'm very familiar with gov't contract vehicles like Sourcewell along with others like NASPO ValuePoint, GSA, etc. They play a huge role in procurement for SLED customers because they eliminate the expensive and time intensive RFP process since a competitive price is already negotiated, and the deal falls under standard T&C's on the contract. Makes it very easy for them to buy.
Anyway, looking at Rivian's contract and pricing sheet to see what tidbits we can learn..
Tons more stuff but I don't have the time to read through it all, check it out yourself tho...those underlined words above are links.
- Signed in November so they clearly wanted to wait till after the holidays for the PR. Also contract runs 4 years which of course will include R2 purchases.
- 2% discount off MSRP, additional discount considered when you order 10+
- Allows for Rivian to do the upfitting (light bars, push bars, utility beds..etc.) but also lists 3rd party companies as official partners (Bush Specialty, EV Sportline, Holman, LEGEND, Ranger, and Sortimo).
- Rivian has a sales force of 15 FTE's dedicated to fleet sales (I didn't know that, thought it was interesting). As of 8.1.25 only .5% of sales were fleet however they expected to end the year at 1.5%.
- Service : By the end of 2026, they will have 130+ brick and mortar service centers and will be within 60mi of 89% of the population of the United States.
- mobile service fleet is 650+ vehicles
- Total service org is 3,750 people
- Have sold 35K vans to Amazon thus far
Congratulations. That still doesn't make what you said correct.My “algorithm” is 32 years of public service science, technology, and engineering research, development, and education with experience on both sides of the funding profile. I don’t know you, you don’t know me, and it’s clear that “debating" you isn’t worth the time I’ve already spent responding to you.
Goodbye.
Wish I could saw I saw it happen. but when I had the X3 for a week, it was actually the best ICE 48v mild Hybrid ive ever driven, and no phantom parked steering. Wish I could take credit for reporting it. We need to go back to original type steering systems. all this fancy software controlled steering sucks.
Wait a minute. Scouts had safari windows!!! How did I not know this!!the stripes on these are amazing (and the tiny sunroofs are hilarious)
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Sales Brochure for 1980 IH International Harvester Scout II, Terra or Traveler Midas Edition
Check out the deal on Sales Brochure for 1980 IH International Harvester Scout II, Terra or Traveler Midas Edition at IH Parts Americawww.ihpartsamerica.com
Ha! I wonder if any of these still exist today.and to highlight my love of all things tacky (no insults intended- I love these!)
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The Original Scout Had Some Really Half-Assed Special Editions: Glorious Garbage - The Autopian
I think its safe to say we have a bit of Scoutmania right now here at the Autopian. Especially our Editor-In-Cheese David, who was actually at the event, saw the pre-production cars, and even plopped down his own cash as a deposit on one! He’s smitten, and his enthusiasm seems to be infectious...www.theautopian.com
I've seen one being sold for a restoration project but it has been a while. I would love to have one. My uncle worked for Canada Dry for a long time so we were up to our eyeballs in ginger ale, Tahitian Treat, and Jamaican Cola growing up. I miss the Jamaican Cola - that was way better than Coke or Pepsi for me. Tahitian Treat was only good for ice cream floats though.
I have never heard of those other two. What the heck was Tahitian Treat?I've seen one being sold for a restoration project but it has been a while. I would love to have one. My uncle worked for Canada Dry for a long time so we were up to our eyeballs in ginger ale, Tahitian Treat, and Jamaican Cola growing up. I miss the Jamaican Cola - that was way better than Coke or Pepsi for me. Tahitian Treat was only good for ice cream floats though.
I have never heard of those other two. What the heck was Tahitian Treat?