"Tim" wrote in message
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On Nov 4, 7:42 am, HarryK wrote:
On 11/4/10 8:37 AM, Paul@BYC wrote:



On 11/3/2010 9:27 PM, Gene wrote:
On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:39 -0400, John
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:42:01 -0400,

wrote:

On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:55:15 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Nov 2, 5:27 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John
wrote:

After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm
not too desirous
of a white truck, I went with this one:

http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw

Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days.

I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely
in a bigger
league than the 4Runner.

Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper
sticker.

I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions,
and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for
a
replacement for the current truck....

--
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people
who are
enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
-Thomas Sowell

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm

Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186

One problem with dualies is that unless you're loaded with
something, they can be fairly worthless on snow, ice or even heavy
rain. Too much flotation in the back end.

Of course, you might not have a problem w/that out on the east
coast.

Never had a problem with that... the trick is narrow tires. Hugely
wide tires, the wider the better, make sense on sand, not so with the
Piedmont hard red clay and snow and ice....

I've read that dualies cut down on your mileage significantly. Are
you sure you
need 'em?

Probably not. I haven't found that they cut down on mileage, but they
are damn expensive to buy. They add a LOT of stability....

I'm really leaning toward super singles....

One of the joys of owning a small boat that can be trailered is that you
don't need a humongous truck to tow it.

Yes! Since I no longer own a trailerboat and have no intention of buying
another, my next "utility" vehicle will be a small pickup, like a Ford
Ranger or whatever the corresponding Toyota is. If you can get one with
4WD and a four cylinder engine, that's what I want.

Every so often I read where Toyota is planning to import a small diesel
pickup. I don't know if that is still in the planning stages.

i dont' know why they quit. Off and on, the Japanese have been
importing small pickup's with diesel for years. They bring them in for
a while then quit for a while, then repeat the process.


Reply:
They do not meet the emissions particulate requirements. Seems odd, that
they get 2-3x the mileage of the same vehicle in gas. Just burn up the
energy in the tailpipe I guess. Rented a VW Jetta TDI about 5 years ago in
Italy. ran 95 mph down the highway with gusto, thought it was gas, when I
pulled in to the station the attendant informed me it was an Olio car. Do
not know the exact mileage but was very good. Probably in the 50 mpg range.