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

[chasm@xxxxxxxxx]

>
>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,


sorry, you need to read what you just wrote.

you said your Denali got 10.8mpg
then you said your son's diesel got 15.5mpg for the same trip
(with a SOB which means it was not streamlined like an Airstream).
if your son had been pulling your Classic, he would have done even better.

point is, your statement of 
>but the additional up front cost of  $65-7500 and no  savings in  fuel costs

holds no water.  I have driven and pulled with gas and diesel, classics only and
boat trailers. I think that I have the absolutely most perfect tow vehicle ever
made --- the Ford Excursion.  I just wish I had the money to put another one on
blocks and store it for about 10 yrs.<G>.   It will be about two years before
they bring out the STRETCHED Exhibition (same length as the Excursion but
LIGHTER, WEAKER, much more POC than this F250 SuperDuty with a station wagon
body on it that I have now.  If you can find one still, GO BUY IT!!!  IN DIESEL
of course.

I really look forward to Alaska and the Canadian Rockies pulling the trailer
with that Excursion.  Right now, I am selling off collections of firearms,
buckles, yada to pay off credit cards, and to save up the $10,000 that I want to
leave town with for this trip of all trips.

fwiw
chas