"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 May 2009 07:37:51 -0400, Eisboch wrote:

Whoever said they can't do over 65 is full of it. The few times I've
taken it down to the Cape (not towing), I've had to back off at times
because the speed will slowly creep up to 80 without you noticing it.
Also, they only *look* top heavy. They are not.

Just curious, how are they with the wind blowing?


They are affected, but I've never felt that it was unsafe. The worst was
driving over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on a windy day. You just need to
pay a little more attention and drive for conditions.

Eisboch

On this bridge 'high sided' traffic is forbidden during very windy
conditions.
http://www.confederationbridge.com/en/

On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:59:18 -0400, HK wrote:



I'm about 5'8" Think I used to be taller, but maybe the wife is just
wearing different shoes.

Columbia, Missouri was "the" place to go for a road trip in those
days...lotsa gals at Mizzou, plus Christian College and Stephens
College, in those days, women students only. My KC girlfriend in those
days went to Mizzou for her degree, so I spend considerable time Friday
nights getting there, and then coming back so I could at work by 4:30
Sunday afternoon.

You'd best keep your mind off of all that.

--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:59:18 -0400, HK wrote:



I'm about 5'8" Think I used to be taller, but maybe the wife is just
wearing different shoes.

Columbia, Missouri was "the" place to go for a road trip in those
days...lotsa gals at Mizzou, plus Christian College and Stephens
College, in those days, women students only. My KC girlfriend in those
days went to Mizzou for her degree, so I spend considerable time Friday
nights getting there, and then coming back so I could at work by 4:30
Sunday afternoon.

You'd best keep your mind off of all that.

--Vic


You're probably right.

I had a wonderful time the years I worked at The Star. Both the
afternoon and night city/assignment editors were "old school"
journalists, the newsroom had *no* financial budget, and those reporters
who wanted to get "out there" for feature stories in Kansas, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Iowa, and Nebraska could propose just about anything and get
it approved.

On Fri, 29 May 2009 07:02:51 -0400, jim785 wrote:

John H wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 06:52:51 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 28 May 2009 19:58:14 -0400, D K
wrote:

Wow! That 179 HP is just a bit more than half of the 350 HP in my SUV
and the torque is less than half.

What a (chick) machine!

You aren't going to try to tow with that, right?
I think the Navigator is rated at 5500. It has 330 cu in and 300 hp. I
have a one ton boat and no trailer brakes. The heft it has is more
than handy. We tried to pull it behind a Ranger and it didn't like to
stop. I have a 94 horse Mercedes that is rated at 150 tons,
300 if you connect the brakes on the railcars. Whatever
Casady

Are we supposed to be impressed that Dickqueless Krueger has an SUV with
twice the horsepower of someone else's SUV? Wow...that sure does it for
me, but it doesn't change the indisputable fact that Krueger is snarky,
worthless piece of ****, and worthy only of being filtered out of usenet.

I successfully towed a boat the size and weight of Krueger's behind a V6
Ranger without problems. You don't need a 350 hp SUV to tow a 19-foot
boat.
Engine size is a secondary consideration when towing IMO. A Ranger 4
cylinder will tow if you use the appropriate gears. Weight and suspension
of the tow vehicle is far more important. A Ranger may be fine for short
range towing of 2 or 3 thousand lbs, but I'd never attempt long range,
highway speed trips. They just aren't made for it. The last Ranger I had
was the "beefed up" Level Two version that had a heavier duty suspension
and tow package. It was rated for about 6,000 lbs, IIRC. It still was not
a safe truck for highway towing purposes, even with a light trailer and
load, which is why I traded it in for a F-250. Huge difference. Funny
thing is, the V6 Ranger only got about 3-4 mpg better gas mileage than the
F-250 achieves.

I may be a bit picky, but I've done quite a bit of long range towing over
the past 5 or 6 years. Learned my lesson. For example, the little
Sprinter RV with a 154hp diesel tows up to 5000 lbs effortlessly and it's
handling is virtually unaffected by the weight of the trailer.

Eisboch


I used you and it as an example over there. Amplify if you get a
chance - over there.
--

John H

Where the heck is over there?

BTW:
http://www.clarku.edu/~djoyce/trig/what.html

Send me an email and I'll tell you!
--

John H

On Fri, 29 May 2009 07:37:51 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
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I used you and it as an example over there. Amplify if you get a
chance - over there.
--


I just noticed it and replied.

Whoever said they can't do over 65 is full of it. The few times I've taken
it down to the Cape (not towing), I've had to back off at times because the
speed will slowly creep up to 80 without you noticing it. Also, they only
*look* top heavy. They are not.

I get a big kick out of experts who know everything but have no actual
knowledge or experience.

If you end up visiting, you can try it out. That little diesel is amazing.
And, unless you are told it's a diesel, you probably wouldn't know. I had
it running during the annual inspection last year and the guy doing the
inspection thought it was gas. That reminds me. Time for a new inspection
sticker.

Eisboch

My Dutch friend took me to a Mercedes dealer in Holland. We test drove
a couple different wheel base Sprinters. They're fun and do quite well
on the Autobahns. He has a VW with the 5 cylinder diesel. Great to
drive and very economical.
--

John H

On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:28:17 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:16 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Had an afterthought. If you want to feel unsafe in even mildly windy days,
you should try driving the '65 VW bus.
If someone sneezes in a car beside you with an open window, you go off the
road.

Don't doubt that. Even the '64 bug I had was the diciest thing I ever
drove in the wind. A semi passing would move it a foot.

--Vic



After my MGA died when I worked at the KC Star, I bought a new Bug.
Might have been a 65. $1350 including FM radio. Anyway, the assignment
editor had me running to small towns in Missouri for the sort of color
feature stories the paper liked in those days. Lots of two lane roads,
lots of trucks coming the other way. Many a time I thought the Bug was
going to go into low earth orbit.

I can report, however, that it was possible to get laid in the back seat
of a VW. In Columbia, Missouri, in the parking lot of a dorm at
Christian College.

We're proud of you, Harry. We're especially glad you shared with us
the fact that you got laid. You've gone way up in my estimation.
--

John H

On May 29, 10:48*am, John H wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 07:37:51 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:







"John H" wrote in message
.. .

I used you and it as an example over there. Amplify if you get a
chance - over there.
--

I just noticed it and replied.

Whoever said they can't do over 65 is full of it. *The few times I've taken
it down to the Cape (not towing), I've had to back off at times because the
speed will slowly creep up to 80 without you noticing it. *Also, they only
*look* top heavy. *They are not.

I get a big kick out of experts who know everything but have no actual
knowledge or experience.

If you end up visiting, you can try it out. *That little diesel is amazing.
And, unless you are told it's a diesel, you probably wouldn't know. * I had
it running during the annual inspection last year and the guy doing the
inspection thought it was gas. *That reminds me. *Time for a new inspection
sticker.

Eisboch

My Dutch friend took me to a Mercedes dealer in Holland. We test drove
a couple different wheel base Sprinters. They're fun and do quite well
on the Autobahns. He has a VW with the 5 cylinder diesel. Great to
drive and very economical.
--

John H- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Is this him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9XZwDYwGdY

On Fri, 29 May 2009 05:58:41 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On May 29, 6:58*am, John H wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 06:52:51 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:







"HK" wrote in message
om...
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 28 May 2009 19:58:14 -0400, D K
wrote:

Wow! *That 179 HP is just a bit more than half of the 350 HP in my SUV
and the torque is less than half.

What a (chick) machine!

You aren't going to try to tow with that, right?

I think the Navigator is rated at 5500. It has 330 cu in and 300 hp. I
have a one ton boat and no trailer brakes. The heft it has is more
than handy. We tried to pull it behind a Ranger and it didn't like to
stop. I have a 94 horse Mercedes that is rated at 150 tons,
300 if you connect the brakes on the railcars. Whatever
*Casady

Are we supposed to be impressed that Dickqueless Krueger has an SUV with
twice the horsepower of someone else's SUV? Wow...that sure does it for
me, but it doesn't change the indisputable fact that Krueger is snarky,
worthless piece of ****, and worthy only of being filtered out of usenet.

I successfully towed a boat the size and weight of Krueger's behind a V6
Ranger without problems. You don't need a 350 hp SUV to tow a 19-foot
boat.

Engine size is a secondary consideration when towing IMO. *A Ranger 4
cylinder will tow if you use the appropriate gears. * *Weight and suspension
of the tow vehicle is far more important. *A Ranger may be fine for short
range towing of 2 or 3 thousand lbs, but I'd never attempt long range,
highway speed trips. * They just aren't made for it. * The last Ranger I had
was the "beefed up" *Level Two version that had a heavier duty suspension
and tow package. *It was rated for about 6,000 lbs, IIRC. * It still was not
a safe truck for highway towing purposes, even with a light trailer and
load, which is why I traded it in for a F-250. * Huge difference. *Funny
thing is, the V6 Ranger only got about 3-4 mpg better gas mileage than the
F-250 achieves.

I may be a bit picky, but I've done quite a bit of long range towing over
the past 5 or 6 years. *Learned my lesson. * For example, the little
Sprinter RV with a 154hp diesel tows up to 5000 lbs effortlessly and it's
handling is virtually unaffected by the weight of the trailer.

Eisboch

I used you and it as an example over there. Amplify if you get a
chance - over there.
--

John H- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hey John, check your email...

Done and answered.
--

John H

On Fri, 29 May 2009 07:52:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote:



Is this him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9XZwDYwGdY

Man, that was good.

--Vic

Don White wrote:
"jim785" wrote in message
...
HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 28 May 2009 19:58:14 -0400, D K
wrote:

Wow! That 179 HP is just a bit more than half of the 350 HP in my SUV
and the torque is less than half.

What a (chick) machine!

You aren't going to try to tow with that, right?
I think the Navigator is rated at 5500. It has 330 cu in and 300 hp. I
have a one ton boat and no trailer brakes. The heft it has is more
than handy. We tried to pull it behind a Ranger and it didn't like to
stop.
I have a 94 horse Mercedes that is rated at 150 tons,
300 if you connect the brakes on the railcars. Whatever
Casady

Are we supposed to be impressed that Dickqueless Krueger has an SUV with
twice the horsepower of someone else's SUV? Wow...that sure does it for
me, but it doesn't change the indisputable fact that Krueger is snarky,
worthless piece of ****, and worthy only of being filtered out of usenet.

I successfully towed a boat the size and weight of Krueger's behind a V6
Ranger without problems. You don't need a 350 hp SUV to tow a 19-foot
boat.
Of course you don't. My 22HP lawn tractor could pull your Parker.
Wheelbase, weight, frame, strength, and brakes are the key issues when
selecting a tow vehicle. ALL SUVs are terrible tow vehicles. My wife's,
chic car CRV, on the other hand is an excellent towed vehicle. The petrol
per KM we get on it is astounding.

What...
I could swear that the Honda CRV is not meant to be towed. Looked it up
when another poster was wondering what small SUV could be towed behind a RV



You are mistaken.