I'm just encouraging you to look at other options. It is not a question of IF the price of fuel will double or triple from where it is now, but WHEN. Each of us is free to decide how we spend a limited income. He asked for advice and got it. I'd suspect that you want anything that won't fit in a Jetta wagon to go on a real truck anyway. You can't argue with 50+ mpg. The good news is that most new truck owners can't afford to drive them or sell them for what they owe and the lots are full of unsold ones. You can get them cheap around here. They make a crappy commuter vehicle any way you look at it. You want a nice commuter ride - get a W140.
Curt - you just have waaay too many toys :-) -Dave Walton On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Having extra vehicles makes no sense when a small pickup can fit the bill. > I have no need for a big truck like the Isuzu but do need to frequently (say > 2-3 times a month) haul snowmobiles, mowers (ride on type), motorcycles, > junk, trash, boxes, scrap metal, firewood and other stuff/detritus hither and > yon. A Jetta would not suffice without a significant utility trailer and even > then I'd be limited to 2 snowmobiles at a time since a Jetta would never > handle a 4 place snowmobile trailer. > > So you're saying I should waste our world's resources to have an extra > vehicle made? That'll make the price of gas lower? > > Okay so I do have an extra car but its a hulk I'm restoring to life mostly to > prolong the life of my pickup (19mpg on the highway at 65mph)... > > Point being whats right for one is not right for everybody. A generator > installer WILL make use of a pickup. I bet he's even going to have a cap on > it to keep generators and whatnot dry. > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:28:42 -0400 > From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Truck Buying Advice > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Banned <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Driving an empty pickup truck around makes no sense and will make less > sense as fuel prices increase. Get a car for commuting (Jetta TDI) and > a real truck for hauling. I like the little cab-forward Isuzu diesels > for hauling. They drive like a car and the smallest ones can take at > least 5 tons in the back and give you 15mpg loaded. The savings in > fuel will offset increased costs of maintaining 2 vehicles. If in > doubt, buy ramps so you can haul your Jetta with the Isuzu when > needed. > > Thinking you need to drive a truck all the time "just in case I need > it" is part of why gas costs $4/gallon now. > > -Dave Walton > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
