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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
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 |
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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
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. -- Del Cecchi "This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions, strategies or opinions.” |
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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
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. Ahh maybe someday the Automanufacturer will get the MPG ratings over 30hwy on trucks. |
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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
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! |
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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
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..  |
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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
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.. Move closer to work. |
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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
On 21 Aug 2006 13:05:21 -0700, "Jeffrae" wrote:
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.. So buy an old beater truck just for towing the boat. |
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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
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' ;-) |
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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
Dave Hall wrote: Methinks you just want to rant against SUVs or sumthin' ;-) Nah.. I just want to be efficent.. Less Vehicles.. I don't like 30% unused vehicles lying around.. I want to get rid of my Silverado that I just use for towing. |
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GM Needs to make a Tow Car
Dave Hall wrote:
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. Crown Victoria / Grand Marquis will approach 30 MPG with a 5000 lb. tow rating. The problem is, the last year it had a published 5000 lb. tow rating was 1995, even though the car is significantly improved & on a stronger frame now, with rack & pinion steering & rear air suspension "to boot". A retired(or new, even, if you know the "trick") Police Interceptor would be a good starting point for a very capable tow vehicle. As for GM, the 2006/2007 FWD Police Impala will deliver 18 cty/27 hwy MPG with the 5.3L 303 HP V-8, and may have a reinforced chassis & unit body to assist w/ towing duties. I currently tow with a Taurus, and the road manners are very nice, as well as the FWD grip at ramps, but it is underpowered. It gets about twice the economy of a 4.2L Trailblazer/Envoy in all conditions, though. Rob 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' ;-) |
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