What does it say about companies that choose to use expensive vehicles as company vehicles. Just last week I saw a Land Rover, Hummer and to a lesser extent Honda Element all sporting company logos. A company vehicle is a great way to promote a business and enjoy some business tax credits. That being said the general public would be fools not to assume the expense of these luxury vehicles is factored into your operating budgets. Do you really need a Land Rover SUV as a company vehicle? —Some people notice this stuff
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Are these private companies? Because as far as I’m concerned, private companies don’t owe any explaination to anyone outside that company regarding the company budget.
So mind your own fucking business, OP.
They need it when they can just write it off!!!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/360857…
If there’s any special forces unit in THE WORLD who can pull off driving pink LandRovers – It’s the S.A.S.
I know a few drivers who need to put their spare tires in the same place…it would save them much insurance costs.
Ivan War Trivia Alert >: )
It actually serves a purpose Kim. It acts as a funnel to direct air onto the radiator. Basically these guys perfected the art of desert travelling back in WW2. Ditto with the pink, they tend to lay up in the daytime and do most of their travelling at dark. That shade of pink is the perfect camouflage at dawn and dusk.
And yeah – a pair of front and rear 7.62 mm Gimpy’s would be perfect for driving in the HRM.
ITs better to spend the money on something that helps the economy than to put it all in savings & let the bankers steal as much as they can in service fees, bad investments & out right fraud.
You buy such a truck it helps the company selling it, their employees , those who made it etc. then there’s maintenance, fuel…lots of things that are putting money back into circulation as opposed to putting all your extra funds into savings & stocks
So think of it in that light !
Honda Element- starting at $26990
Thats really not very excessive…
On the others, I agree.
not very green companies,huh!…a major hotel that’s attached to the Via station once drove a hummer around until they got unwanted negative attention and quickly changed to a greener alternative…just boycott these businesses until they change their ways..the power of the customer is a awesome thing!
Fucking greenies. The Hummer Hotel should have told them to fuck off if they’re not booking a room or banquet/conference hall.
yes, they have a right to use our tax dollars any way they wish, not in this fucking lifetime tho. if it was a private company, they can run tractor trailors if they want, or even rolls royces. public money does not mean the public has it, it just means that you keep giving, til it hurts. usually all the fucking time. so, did you get a city or provincial logo off it, no, then why worry your ass about it o.p.
A hummer with a vehicle wrap is the fastest way to get me NOT to do business with that company… if they don’t give a shit about the environment, why should I give a shit about their business?
i like the minis, bugs and smart cars all duded up. if your business touts itself as being enviro-friendly it looks bad. private businesses can do what they want and if i choose not to shop there, that’s my business
impractical but funny
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c4Wv4uSjW9M/TKTI…
Naveed couldn’t afford that hotel anyway.
Honda Elements also come in 4 cylinder engines so not bad for the environment either. You should not have brought up this car as it hurts your argument.
lol PG, that reminds me of this stand-up comedian I saw on TV one time. “I got into an accident with a smart car today. The car is totaled. My bike’s fine, though.” (or something to that effect)
Heh heh. I had a mini, had to sell it because the damn thing kept breaking down and I was outta extra funds! They aren’t cheap. But I sure do miss it, it was the funnest car ever. And now when I borrow my bf’s stupid SUV I feel like I’m in a frickin’ tank. ugh.
If I ever get around to getting my licence and whatnot, I’d buy me one of these: http://autotraderca.files.wordpress.com/20…
A Rice Rocket!
a rally type, are you brendon?
they have a nice, low hummmmmmm
I’d be thinking more along the lines of….
http://static.cargurus.com/images/site/201…
And how’s your morning going, zed?
could always be better….
though I’m sure my appreciation for life merely pales in comparison to
http://gizmodo.com/5747490/how-to-survive-…
maybe it comes in pink (not the dog)
http://www.automedia.com/blog/Gallery/AAA-…
“make sure there’s snow to break your fall” (bad paraphrase).
^^^that would help.
Mondays are lame. The only thing Mondays are good for are confirming the fact that people will ask you ANYTHING.
I was expecting Brendon to have a picture of a moped…I don’t know why. lol.
when my uncle was a paramedic he saved a man who’s shoot didn’t open after jumping out of a plan. Broke every bone in his body tough.
honestly,… I was expecting something more like…
http://www.thedigeratilife.com/images/tric…
Bahaha a time-traveling Delorean would be pretty sweet, but not entirely practical.