Re: [A/S] Opinion wanted on best truck to use

["q26108" <sgmorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For what it's worth,

I tow an '02 30' Classic with an '02 GMC Denali 6.0 liter and 4.10 
gear. 
This past spring on a trip to Florida's West Coast from West Viginia, 
2278 
miles, I averaged 10.8 mpg. I love the quadrasteer and highly 
recomend it. I 
haven't had any problems with over 40K miles. Besides diesel fuel 
costs as 
much as high test. My son in law has a Ford F-250 King Ranch diesel 
and he 
go15-16 mpg over a similiar trip towing SOB. Now, I know you can't 
beat the 
torque of a diesel, but the additional up front cost of  $65-7500 and 
no 
savings in  fuel costs, except additional mileage, is a lot to 
overcome. I 
suspect one would have to put 300K miles or more on a diesel to
ofset this additional cost, not to mention substantially greater 
maintenance 
costs. Also, keep in mind that the Denali is full time four-wheel 
drive. I 
wish that I could disable or turn it off.

Stan Morgan