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Old 24th Dec 2010, 19:38
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as350nut
 
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There are 2,064 R1 and 2,809 R2 out there. Of course you have to take off the ones where the crash was so severe for the tanks to burst but the occupants were untouched untill they burnt to death = Zero. But anyhow my calculator says 4954X $6,800 is $33,687,200 30% GP should give Frank JR an easy 10m extra in 2011. Of course the cost to us, the faithfull users of Robi's is a bit more, close to 78million when you add in paint, fitting at 40 hours, freight etc. Not a bad business model. Of course if you have a white paint job all is good, why can't they at least supply them painted, to your colour code. Oh, maybe not; the paint comes off anyway with no primer used, forgot that.I can't find the same requirement for the R22 which obviously has the same tank. Why don't RHC put a heavy steel plate on the inside of the tank next to the short shaft to the flex plate there's been a few of them come appart and flog there way through the tank?
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