Ugh, hard to park, hard on gas, expensive tires, more expensive to ensure...
How often do you really haul 4 people and a half ton of gear? Unfortunately nobody makes a big sedan like a Crown Vic anymore. As somebody else said with a big pickup you're just driving around capacity you don't need most of the time. Wilton's trailer is a much more sensible option. That said there are times when being sensible isn't any fun. For me the best option is to have a friend who likes the Super Crew and wants to go snowmobiling. We'll take my sleds/trailer and his truck. ;) -Curt Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:47:08 -0600 From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - pickem-up trucks Message-ID: <5102e13c.2000...@bennell.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I think the crew cab trucks are "the best invention since sliced bread". I bought my 2002 F150 Supercrew - 4 wheel drive - Lariat trim - 5.4 V8 etc. when it was about 5 years old and had about 90K miles on it. It is now 10 years old and has about 174K miles on it. I have done very little that is not basic maintenance. Tires, battery, brakes etc. It runs fine. Rides good, etc. Has room for 4 to 5 adults in reasonable comfort. Has the short box but that works fine for things like 4X8 sheets of plywood with the tailgate down. I have one of those hitch extender things that mounts into the hitch. I have hauled things that were 22 feet long with that. An awning off of a travel trailer and a mast off of a sailboat. The load capacity might be slightly less due to the size of the box and the fact that the load has to sit further back, but not a whole lot. My brother in law and I hauled loads of left over sod from his place to a friend's place at the same time. His extended cab GMC had a bit more room but not much. I would buy another tomorrow but will have to wait as the one I have will likely last me another 5 to 10 years. Randy _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
