Capt John wrote:

Dan wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:49:51 GMT, Dan
wrote:



Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:



On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:25:50 GMT, Dan
wrote:




I need to get a new tow vehicle that I can also use for the daily
commute and I've narrowed it down to two but that could always change.

'07 BMW X5 4.8 (limited info out right now)

or

'07 MB GL450

Any thoughts? I have an '04 X5 4.4 right now. I've never had a
Mercedes but I am impressed with what I see in the GL.

Jumpin' Tree Frogs...

And I'm bitchin about the price of a 2006 F-250 diesel!! :)

There isn't that much of a difference!


I suppose if you consider $20,000 dollar difference minor. :)

What's that GL450 run nowadays.

$55,600. A Ford F-250 base model is nearly $51,000 depending on the
specific model. Factor in depreciation and the MB is probably the same
after a few years.


I don't know where you got those numbers. My brothers F-250 with four
wheel drive was around $25K out the door (give or take a thousand),
it's a 2005. He did buy it with all kinds of incentives, but it was a
real world price. Now it is a little on the limited side in terms of
options, but it's got a gas V8, automatic transmission, A/C, anti lock
brakes, air bags. For a towing vehicle, it's just fine (get's like 16
MPG overall, not that bad for a heavy work truck). Now if your talking
about a fully loaded truck with a diesel, your price is probably more
realistic. But comparing a truck like that to the vehicles your talking
about is like comparing apples to oranges. A truck like that could tow
loads all day long, your vehicles would be heading for the scrap heap
in a hurry if you did that to them.


The discussion was about prices, not towing capability. I have a
customer who paid just under $51K for an F-250 from the dealer's showroom.