On 21 Aug 2006 13:05:21 -0700, "Jeffrae" wrote:


Don White wrote:
Del Cecchi wrote:
Jeffrae wrote:

RWD With reinforced frame and tow package..
I was always able to tow my Bass Boat in the 80's with a car..
Now with these FWD unibody Crap, Forget it!

Trucks Guzzle too much gas for daily driving and I am not getting a
vehicle just to use when towing.

Jeff

Then sell the boat or find a place to leave it in the water/dry storage.
Can't tow a boat with a prius or a smartcar.


With the low lease rated Ford was offering for it's Ranger trucks
(2500-3500lb towing capacity) you should be able to afford one.
I did!

It is not a matter of affording.. I just don't want to be wasting money
on gas when the truck is just getting me to work.. I don't care if the
mpg goes to hell when towing. It is the commuting..

Buy an old beater truck to tow with and a small ricer to commute with.
It should be OK if the boat goes into water close to home. If not,
make the truck a little less of a beater. The cost of the two combined
would be less than any framed car that was ever able to tow a boat
and the combined MPG should be much better than any car with an engine
large enough to need a frame for boat towing. I don't know of any car
ever built with a frame and an engine large enough to tow a boat
(assuming a boat large enough to need a framed car to tow it) that got
anywhere near 30 MPG. I don't think that the framed SUVs get any worse
gas mileage than framed cars with comparable tow ratings. Methinks you
just want to rant against SUVs or sumthin' ;-)