Anyone get a call from Empire? Repoed AreoTech

[Amazing]

Got a call today, they have a ud1400 with an areotech.

Wonder if it is still wrapped?

 

[Amazing]

ahhh, found it..

They don't even clean them inside or out for sale.

Ya think they will include the jacket?


http://empire.auctionbiz.com/inventory/detail.asp?recordid=1000064946&IndID=1&Cat=24

 

[joe harper]

I am SuRpRiSeD...

Their ..REPO..team is QUITE...SpiFFy...

 

[Gary Taylor]

It's located in AK, that is clean to them.

 

[Scott Rogers]

another poor guy talked into cashing out his 401k

 

[amazingcleansc]

nice.

 

[randy]

It's only just begun.....

More of this is coming, lots more. These guys just don't want to believe that a guy with a M-5, US products Cobra or other quality portable can compete with their big truck.

Problem is in times like this that portable guy can cut his rates and the guy with the big lease payment & high operating costs is screwed.

We have a guy here that runs a brand new Buttler and is adverting any size room $14.00
That won't work long term either.

 

[Dirtmonger]

What's the likelihood of freeze damage? I say 100%

 

[Amazing]

Looks like it was nicely stripped, and judging by the cab not very well maintained.

Perhaps he needed a $7000 fuel pump?


Votrex and Aeropath units are so sexy! But IMO not practical at all.

 

[bensurdi]

It needs about 5k worth of repairs. Everything was froze on it. Good deal for someone that wants a project!

 

[renegade_cowboy]

Yup, freeze damage can cost alot of money. Why people dont just buy a $20 heater is beyond me. We only had a couple of weeks of below freezing temps and people still froze up there machine.

 

[Dale]

Be cautious!

We rebuilt a frozen Vortex last year for Bill Calvert. Billy, AKA Wizard in KY had owned it, and a wreck shop had fixed the van. Bill Calvert is a good friend. Had we been charging the Interlink, or regular welding going rate, you can be assured that the repair would have been well over $5000. Not just because of the welding, also were many things that went wrong because the machine had set too long. And that part is true with any setting TM that we have worked on. Working part-time on the V, and waiting for parts took us 2 months, and about 120 hrs.

Sincerely,
Dale

 

[joeynbgky]

Is this the machine wizard has now or he had another v before that? he wrecked it..?

 

[BLewis]

Hey Joey,
This was my first Vortex, only 7 months old when I hit the tractor and trailer. Happened 3 years ago on May 25th, not a memorial day goes by that I don't thank the good Lord for being alive.

 

[joeynbgky]

Well, I did not know that! I am glad your ok. So the insurance company took care of getting you a new V? Well atleast your ok and still cleaning carpets with your V. Must be nice to be loaded and have a V!

 

[BLewis]

Well, it's nice to be cleaning again. Anything beats the restaurant business after 34 years of that and working all holidays and weekends I was extremely burnt out.

As far as being loaded far from it.

 

[John Olson]

This one went for 22k about 8k to much. I bet it takes 10k to get it back to a point that I WOULD sell it.

 

[dealtimeman]

it went for 19000 i called today.

 

[John Olson]

Hmmm sounds like they have some communication issues. They emailed me telling me it sold for 22k last monday. Doesn't sound very promising to deal with these guys if they are making numbers up.

 

[dealtimeman]

i think they are just giving randmon numbers out, but dont know why.