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On 10/16/10 2:06 PM, YukonBound wrote:
"Harry®" wrote in message ... "YukonBound" wrote in message ... "Secular Humouresque" wrote in message ... On 10/15/10 1:24 PM, John H wrote: Should I, or should I not? I've about decided that diesel pickups are too damn expensive. I'm looking pretty seriously at this: http://tinyurl.com/27ehnzo Any comments? Any experience with this beast? Consumer Reports gives it a great rating, and the damn thing will tow over 10K pounds. Definitely. It makes perfect sense to spend $34,000 on a used truck three model years old and pay $700 more to get it here. Go for it! -- Not to mention it's only a 2WD model. If I was going that deep in the hole.... especially for a used truck, it would be 4WD And what would A RAV 4 grocery hauler station wagon driver know about trucks? -- Duh..... I only bought the RAV4 18 months ago after the lease on my Ford Ranger 2WD expired. After driving front wheel drive vehicles since 1984...... that truck made me nervous in the snow. The rear end sure liked to jump out..... I had 100 lbs of bagged sand in the bed although I only had the original equipment all season tires. What would an ID spoofing moron who lives in Florida or Georgia know about snow? We had a significant amount of snow here last winter. I was very glad we had a 4WD vehicle in our "stable." -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! |
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I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an M35-A2 Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. |
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On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote:
I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an M35-A2 Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! |
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On Oct 16, 2:30*pm, Secular Humouresque wrote:
On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. |
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"Secular Humouresque" wrote in message m... On 10/16/10 2:06 PM, YukonBound wrote: "Harry®" wrote in message ... "YukonBound" wrote in message ... "Secular Humouresque" wrote in message ... On 10/15/10 1:24 PM, John H wrote: Should I, or should I not? I've about decided that diesel pickups are too damn expensive. I'm looking pretty seriously at this: http://tinyurl.com/27ehnzo Any comments? Any experience with this beast? Consumer Reports gives it a great rating, and the damn thing will tow over 10K pounds. Definitely. It makes perfect sense to spend $34,000 on a used truck three model years old and pay $700 more to get it here. Go for it! -- Not to mention it's only a 2WD model. If I was going that deep in the hole.... especially for a used truck, it would be 4WD And what would A RAV 4 grocery hauler station wagon driver know about trucks? -- Duh..... I only bought the RAV4 18 months ago after the lease on my Ford Ranger 2WD expired. After driving front wheel drive vehicles since 1984...... that truck made me nervous in the snow. The rear end sure liked to jump out..... I had 100 lbs of bagged sand in the bed although I only had the original equipment all season tires. What would an ID spoofing moron who lives in Florida or Georgia know about snow? We had a significant amount of snow here last winter. I was very glad we had a 4WD vehicle in our "stable." -- The RAV4 works fine with all season tires. If we got a couple of heavy snow years in a row I'd spend the $1k on four snow tires mounted on steel rims. |
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On 10/16/10 5:58 PM, YukonBound wrote:
"Secular Humouresque" wrote in message m... On 10/16/10 2:06 PM, YukonBound wrote: "Harry®" wrote in message ... "YukonBound" wrote in message ... "Secular Humouresque" wrote in message ... On 10/15/10 1:24 PM, John H wrote: Should I, or should I not? I've about decided that diesel pickups are too damn expensive. I'm looking pretty seriously at this: http://tinyurl.com/27ehnzo Any comments? Any experience with this beast? Consumer Reports gives it a great rating, and the damn thing will tow over 10K pounds. Definitely. It makes perfect sense to spend $34,000 on a used truck three model years old and pay $700 more to get it here. Go for it! -- Not to mention it's only a 2WD model. If I was going that deep in the hole.... especially for a used truck, it would be 4WD And what would A RAV 4 grocery hauler station wagon driver know about trucks? -- Duh..... I only bought the RAV4 18 months ago after the lease on my Ford Ranger 2WD expired. After driving front wheel drive vehicles since 1984...... that truck made me nervous in the snow. The rear end sure liked to jump out..... I had 100 lbs of bagged sand in the bed although I only had the original equipment all season tires. What would an ID spoofing moron who lives in Florida or Georgia know about snow? We had a significant amount of snow here last winter. I was very glad we had a 4WD vehicle in our "stable." -- The RAV4 works fine with all season tires. If we got a couple of heavy snow years in a row I'd spend the $1k on four snow tires mounted on steel rims. After last year, I wouldn't be without a 4WD vehicle. We had several significant snow storms. Now that I no longer need a tow vehicle to pull a fairly heavy boat, I'm thinking of trading in my 4Runner for a compact pickup truck with 4WD. Ford, GM and Toyota make nice vehicles in that range. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! |
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On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:49:27 -0400, Harry®
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On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:11:50 -0400, John H
wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. |
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On Oct 17, 1:42*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:11:50 -0400, John H wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. * The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? |
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On 10/17/10 6:14 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On Oct 17, 1:42 am, wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:11:50 -0400, John wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? http://tinyurl.com/33ddzl2 $19.95, about all an unemployed schnook who can't pay his hospital bills can afford. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! |
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On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:22:28 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an M35-A2 Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Doesn't that bring back the days. http://tinyurl.com/2en3r7t I spent my share of time behind the wheel. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:35:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Oct 16, 2:30*pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. In Virginia the trailers must be safety inspected annually. Anything over about 3000lbs (lnot sure of the number), must have trailer brakes. These are checked annually. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:57:05 -0400, I am Tosk
wrote: In article 4625ff3e-6579-4bc5-8ef2-1478e91c8bc4 , says... On Oct 16, 2:30*pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. What cracks me up is these 150 class trucks with massive bodies, set two feet off the ground from the factory... As if the guy is gonna' go off road, maybe if he backs over his neighbors rose garden snerk... What cracks me up are Harry's comments about me towing a trailer - after I've just finished almost 6700 miles of towing one! What a hoot. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:42:30 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:11:50 -0400, John H wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. I could get by without the leather. My wife likes all the 'yummies'. Hell, she rides in it also, so she should have some say. If we buy anything, it'll probably be this one. http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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"John H" wrote in message ... On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:08:02 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:03:02 -0400, Harry® wrote: I am not sure why anyone in Northern Va would need a 4wd. That is needless complexity and lower gas mileage for a feature you might only use once or twice a year in a freak snow storm. I had a Jeep for 5 years across the river from him and I may have actually used the 4wd for something where I really needed it 6 or 7 times. I probably should have stayed home and enjoyed my fireplace but I had a Jeep.. Most of the time I was just out on the beltway heating up 2 extra gear cases full of 90 wt. Boat launching and off road camping come to mind. And there is the occasional ice storm. If you are dunking your truck tires on a ramp you have a trailer problem and 4wd is useless on ice. You end up losing all 4 wheels at once and turns your vehicle into a hockey puck. It may be handy in deep snow but that is not a huge problem around DC. 4WD isn't all that necessary around here, although it came in handy with all the snow we had last winter. I did use my 4WD while in Utah. There are many roads and trails off the beaten path where a 4WD comes in right handy. Will I need it a lot? No. But, when I do, it'll be nice to have. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Yeah and when you do need it and don't have it "aw crap! why didn't I pony up the extra couple grand?" |
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"John H" wrote in message ...
On Oct 16, 10:51 am, Harry® wrote: "John H" wrote in messagenews:blahb6hkvrt6k2gciplqseot328a527htg@4ax .com... On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:47:00 -0700, "Califbill" wrote: "John H" wrote in message . .. Should I, or should I not? I've about decided that diesel pickups are too damn expensive. I'm looking pretty seriously at this: http://tinyurl.com/27ehnzo Any comments? Any experience with this beast? Consumer Reports gives it a great rating, and the damn thing will tow over 10K pounds. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Too expensive. a 3 year old diesel would be the same or cheaper. Nice truck, but the 10K tow rating is max and towing the gas mileage sucks. Well, I have to admit I like this one also. http://tinyurl.com/25mfnlh -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Someone else seems to have beat you to it. -- I'm the real Harry, and I post from a PC or a MAC, as virtually everyone knows. If a post is attributed to me, and it isn't from a PC or a MAC, it's from an ID spoofer who hasn't the balls to post with his current ID. The magnificent Boatless Harry Carmax put up a site I can access. Here's the truck: http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw Sure is pretty. I can see why it appeals to you. The price tag seems a little steep though. I'll bet it sold new (discounted) for less than they are asking for it now. Cash is King. Keep shopping. If a post is attributed to me, and it isn't from a PC or a MAC, it's from an ID spoofer who hasn't the balls to post with his current ID. The magnificent Boatless Harry |
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"Secular Humouresque" wrote in message m...
On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an M35-A2 Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! Don't be a pussy. -- I'm the real Harry, and I post from a PC or a MAC, as virtually everyone knows. If a post is attributed to me, and it isn't from a PC or a MAC, it's from an ID spoofer who hasn't the balls to post with his current ID. The magnificent Boatless Harry |
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!"
wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. * The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? About $30K when I bought it in the fall of 2001. It also has the extended cab (minimal back seat). |
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On 10/17/10 9:56 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? About $30K when I bought it in the fall of 2001. It also has the extended cab (minimal back seat). Fascinating that littleman freak, who positions himself as an internet expert, can't find the price of a new vehicle on the internet. The invoice on a 2010 4WD Tundra extended cab is $28,000 and change. http://www.edmunds.com/new/2010/toyo...54/prices.html So, littleman freak can buy a new truck or pay his hospital bill. Bets? :) -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! |
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"Secular Humouresque" wrote in message m... On 10/17/10 9:56 AM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? About $30K when I bought it in the fall of 2001. It also has the extended cab (minimal back seat). Fascinating that littleman freak, who positions himself as an internet expert, can't find the price of a new vehicle on the internet. The invoice on a 2010 4WD Tundra extended cab is $28,000 and change. http://www.edmunds.com/new/2010/toyo...54/prices.html So, littleman freak can buy a new truck or pay his hospital bill. Bets? :) We don't see any of the regular cab/small bed version up here. That would be perfect for me. One thing... I sat in one at the dealership while getting the RAV4 it's 6 month service, and found that the roof/windshield seemed to crowd in on me...same as the Tacoma. Maybe the seat was set too high...?? |
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:07:47 -0400, Secular Humouresque wrote:
On 10/17/10 9:56 AM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? About $30K when I bought it in the fall of 2001. It also has the extended cab (minimal back seat). Fascinating that littleman freak, who positions himself as an internet expert, can't find the price of a new vehicle on the internet. The invoice on a 2010 4WD Tundra extended cab is $28,000 and change. http://www.edmunds.com/new/2010/toyo...54/prices.html So, littleman freak can buy a new truck or pay his hospital bill. Bets? :) Fascinating that you just can't stop with the antagonistic posting. I'll bet you can't do it for a week. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On Oct 16, 6:11*pm, "YukonBound" wrote:
"I am Tosk" wrote in l-september.org... In article 4625ff3e-6579-4bc5-8ef2-1478e91c8bc4 @g8g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, says... On Oct 16, 2:30 pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. What cracks me up is these 150 class trucks with massive bodies, set two feet off the ground from the factory... As if the guy is gonna' go off road, maybe if he backs over his neighbors rose garden snerk... -- I imagine you'd need a step ladder to haul yourself up to the cab on the latest models. He couldn't raise his stubby little leg 2 feet off the ground. |
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On Oct 17, 1:33*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:49:27 -0400, Harry® wrote: I'm just wondering how they pack all them horsies into 5.7L. I'm guessing overhead cams and fuel injection. You " just " figuring that out? |
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On Oct 17, 6:14*am, "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!"
wrote: On Oct 17, 1:42*am, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:11:50 -0400, John H wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. * The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? Why, ? You'll never...or should I say Terri, will never afford that, towing your useless ass through life. |
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On Oct 17, 7:24*am, John H wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:35:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 16, 2:30*pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. In Virginia the trailers must be safety inspected annually. Anything over about 3000lbs (lnot sure of the number), must have trailer brakes. These are checked annually. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Sucks to be in Virginny.... Up here, if the trailer originally didn't come with brakes, it don't need them. |
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On Oct 17, 7:26*am, John H wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:57:05 -0400, I am Tosk wrote: In article 4625ff3e-6579-4bc5-8ef2-1478e91c8bc4 , says... On Oct 16, 2:30*pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an *M35-A2 *Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. What cracks me up is these 150 class trucks with massive bodies, set two feet off the ground from the factory... As if the guy is gonna' go off road, maybe if he backs over his neighbors rose garden snerk... What cracks me up are Harry's comments about me towing a trailer - after I've just finished almost 6700 miles of towing one! What a hoot. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Gee, 6700 miles ONCE in your life. What a laugh. Come back when you've done a couple million. |
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"John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:07:47 -0400, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/17/10 9:56 AM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? About $30K when I bought it in the fall of 2001. It also has the extended cab (minimal back seat). Fascinating that littleman freak, who positions himself as an internet expert, can't find the price of a new vehicle on the internet. The invoice on a 2010 4WD Tundra extended cab is $28,000 and change. http://www.edmunds.com/new/2010/toyo...54/prices.html So, littleman freak can buy a new truck or pay his hospital bill. Bets? :) Fascinating that you just can't stop with the antagonistic posting. I'll bet you can't do it for a week. -- John H Will you order your dopey recruits to do the same?? |
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"*e#c" wrote in message ... On Oct 17, 7:24 am, John H wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:35:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Oct 16, 2:30 pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an M35-A2 Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. In Virginia the trailers must be safety inspected annually. Anything over about 3000lbs (lnot sure of the number), must have trailer brakes. These are checked annually. -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Sucks to be in Virginny.... Up here, if the trailer originally didn't come with brakes, it don't need them. Sucks to be you. If you are in BC and the trailer is some weight you must have brakes, and if it is dual axle all 4 wheels require brakes. I did not see any exemption for shoddy built trailers. |
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says... "I am Tosk" wrote in message ... In article 4625ff3e-6579-4bc5-8ef2-1478e91c8bc4 @g8g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, says... On Oct 16, 2:30 pm, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/16/10 3:22 PM, Tim wrote: I'd be nervous of him handling anything that big towing a travel trailer larger than his current one. Well, I'm sure John has driven an M35-A2 Oshkosh down places that wern't considered a road before. Pulling a truck and a camper or boat should be a breeze. Depends on the driver and the circumstances. I've seen large travel trailers and large boats literally virtually jackknife on the road in front of us when the driver swerved for one reason or another. In my opinion, too many trailer towers drive too damned fast for conditions and their abilities. 60-65 mph should be the legal limit when you are towing a trailer and there should be a mandatory road safety course plus a notation on your license before you can tow anything bigger than the smallest trailer. -- Guns Don't Kill People -- Fundamentalist Religion Kills People! In Illinois the max speed for anything pulling a trailer is 60 mph. I will agree that there are alot of simpletons out there who go too fast on the interstates and demand too much out of their towing vehicle. I blame that alot on the pick up builders advertizing outragous pulling capacities with minimal safety equipment like... brakes. especially on the trailer. What cracks me up is these 150 class trucks with massive bodies, set two feet off the ground from the factory... As if the guy is gonna' go off road, maybe if he backs over his neighbors rose garden snerk... -- I imagine you'd need a step ladder to haul yourself up to the cab on the latest models. Sure don't with your chick car, huh? |
New truck?
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says... "Secular Humouresque" wrote in message m... On 10/17/10 9:56 AM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? About $30K when I bought it in the fall of 2001. It also has the extended cab (minimal back seat). Fascinating that littleman freak, who positions himself as an internet expert, can't find the price of a new vehicle on the internet. The invoice on a 2010 4WD Tundra extended cab is $28,000 and change. http://www.edmunds.com/new/2010/toyo...54/prices.html So, littleman freak can buy a new truck or pay his hospital bill. Bets? :) We don't see any of the regular cab/small bed version up here. That would be perfect for me. One thing... I sat in one at the dealership while getting the RAV4 it's 6 month service, and found that the roof/windshield seemed to crowd in on me...same as the Tacoma. Maybe the seat was set too high...?? Did you have your wife drive the RAV4 in so that the mechanics wouldn't laugh when a man showed up driving it? |
New truck?
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says... On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:07:47 -0400, Secular Humouresque wrote: On 10/17/10 9:56 AM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote: The Carmax one had all the bells and whistles, which can add $10-15K pretty quickly. You may not need all that. The only extras I got on my Tundra were the V8, 4wd/off road, and trailer towing. What's that go for new? About $30K when I bought it in the fall of 2001. It also has the extended cab (minimal back seat). Fascinating that littleman freak, who positions himself as an internet expert, can't find the price of a new vehicle on the internet. The invoice on a 2010 4WD Tundra extended cab is $28,000 and change. http://www.edmunds.com/new/2010/toyo...54/prices.html So, littleman freak can buy a new truck or pay his hospital bill. Bets? :) Fascinating that you just can't stop with the antagonistic posting. I'll bet you can't do it for a week. Of course I can't. I'm a narcissist. I have to be noticed, and my way of doing that is to come here and call everyone names and insult them while hiding behind usenet. |
New truck?
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says... On 10/16/10 2:06 PM, YukonBound wrote: "Harry®" wrote in message ... "YukonBound" wrote in message ... "Secular Humouresque" wrote in message ... On 10/15/10 1:24 PM, John H wrote: Should I, or should I not? I've about decided that diesel pickups are too damn expensive. I'm looking pretty seriously at this: http://tinyurl.com/27ehnzo Any comments? Any experience with this beast? Consumer Reports gives it a great rating, and the damn thing will tow over 10K pounds. Definitely. It makes perfect sense to spend $34,000 on a used truck three model years old and pay $700 more to get it here. Go for it! -- Not to mention it's only a 2WD model. If I was going that deep in the hole.... especially for a used truck, it would be 4WD And what would A RAV 4 grocery hauler station wagon driver know about trucks? -- Duh..... I only bought the RAV4 18 months ago after the lease on my Ford Ranger 2WD expired. After driving front wheel drive vehicles since 1984...... that truck made me nervous in the snow. The rear end sure liked to jump out..... I had 100 lbs of bagged sand in the bed although I only had the original equipment all season tires. What would an ID spoofing moron who lives in Florida or Georgia know about snow? We had a significant amount of snow here last winter. I was very glad we had a 4WD vehicle in our "stable." Hey, spoofer, just because someone lives in a certain state doesn't mean they lived there all of their lives. I haven't lived in Huntingtown, MD all of my life. |
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