Go with the commercial body Sprinter and get the open box rear for that classic VW pick up look. I have seen a few around town. The first one just blew me away. They drop a box van back on them, so the truck should be able to haul what you need it too.
clay On Jul 7, 2007, at 7:23 PM, Kevin Kraly wrote: > Well, we've had a change of heart. Wifey is the Vice President of > the > local dragon boat club, and also happens to be the only one or > who's spouse > has a large enough and powerful enough truck to pull the trailerand > boats. > The total weight is around 8000#. The organization is too cheap to > get a > box truck to haul boats and gear, so the duty falls upon those who > have > vehicles to take up the slack and the wear and tear, not the path > that such > an organization should take, IMO. I've taken the advice of another > board > member who said "what happens if you're truck wasn't available or > if you > suddenly didn't want it anymore? He won't buy a larger travel > trailer since > it will require a Diesel to pull it, and this would make him the > next one > with the job to pull the boats which his V8 Dodge Dakota isn't > heavy nor > powerful enough to safely perform. Well, I've had enough, so the > truck is > officially up for sale!! The travel trailer sits most of the time, > so it's > going too. All we really need is a SUV/Van to pull OUR 21 foot > boat. I > want it to be something that gets good mileage, is dependable, and > can tow > at least 5000#. Any suggestions? What is the feeling on a > Sprinter van? I > don't think I want to go near $50g for the new ML320CDI, but what > about the > Jeep Grand Cherokee with the Diesel engine that's due to hit > showrooms > soon? > > 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 _______________________________________ 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
