There was a guy I knew out in Ca who had one who was pretty happy with it.
Can't for the life of me remember his name though.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:57 PM, riverside <riverside@southslope.net> wrote:
> Any body try one of the airport
> shuttle bus Diesels??
>
> art de armond
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert bownes" <bownes@seiri.com>
> To: <LimeyV8@aol.com>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Towing
>
>
> wow...
>>
>> I too am towing with an Avalanche. On my 2nd one in fact (2006 1500, we
>> gave
>> the 2002 to the in-laws). Towing 24' enclosed trailer with whatever we're
>> racing/working on this weekend in it (FV, Nissan 200sx LeMons car, TR6,
>> etc).
>>
>> IMHO, the 2002 is the one to own. The interior is a bit more comfy. The
>> 1500
>> front brake disks warp on all of them, think about upgrading to the brake
>> calipers/rotors from the 2500 if need be.
>>
>> Another alternative is to find a well loved ambulance. Preferably one
>> owned
>> by a volunteer rescue squad as they take better care of vehicles. Our
>> squad
>> just sold off a 6 year old Ford E350 Type III (the kind with the box on
>> the
>> back) turbo diesel for $4k or so. 100k miles and still going strong. I
>> strongly considered buying it but it has this _nasty_ squeak in the
>> steering
>> column that drove me _nuts_ on a several hour transport once. Easily fixed
>> with a new bushing, but just the memory put me off :)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:35 AM, <LimeyV8@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 1/28/2010 12:03:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>> spitlist@cox.net writes:
>>>
>>> I have an Avalanche that I tow my double deck trailer with two Spits and
>>> it
>>> does just fine.
>>>
>>> It has a cover for the back end so I can get a lot of stuff in it and
>>> with
>>> the back seats laid down, it makes a lot more room for storage.
>>>
>>> And since it has four doors, it makes a very good casual vehicle when
>>> not
>>> going to events.
>>>
>>> Joe C.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ditto or yeah, what he said.
>>>
>>> I tow with an Avalanche - same color as Joe's actually - and like it a
>>> lot.
>>> Its got almost 120,000 miles on it now - I've owned it since new and at
>>> least 75% of those miles were done towing a TR6 or TR8 somewhere.
>>> no problems with it - ever.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Jack Mc
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