Great points, Mike. Wifey and I do feel the same way and don't want ourselves or our truck to be involved with EVERY transport just because it's big and powerful enough. The board member previously discussed does help with his truck since the gear is more than even a long bed pickup can handle. The club doesn't have all of the gear and boats in one place, so there's a lot of driving back and forth across town to get everything that's required to be transported for a race. 2 of the four necessary boats are in the river downtown, trailer 15 miles southwest, and the racing gear is in a storage unit somewhere in the middle. Of course, if two of the four boats are 25 miles east of the river getting repaired, this adds 50 miles of driving, you get the picture. They're working on having boat repairs done in house as soon as they obtain a larger facility, and gear will be stored there as well which will also cut down on the driving and fuel costs as well as wear and tear. In nearly every instance, it's one truck (ours) that ends up running back and forth between the different places taking on gear and boats too, and then, it's not there if we need it for day-to-day activities. Gear must also be loaded and unloaded for every trip since it can't stay in everyone's trucks, and the boat transporter usually ends up doing this all by him/herself, not too fair since it's a team sport. Well, enough rambling on and on about this. The REAL issue here is since neither of us can drive this wonderful Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel, it gets driven by family members or by the two people within the club whenever a transport takes place. A more manageable vehicle is needed for a daily driver since it's so long and hard to park in many of the places we go. Rather than having both the truck and another vehicle, I want to sell the truck and purchase a vehicle that will better serve us every day but still pull the boat with plenty of power. An SUV or preferably a short van with a diesel engine would be ideal since it can haul people, gear and my guide dog. The Sprinter would do pretty well.
Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
