BobsYourUncle wrote:
frankwp wrote:
But that's just me. Lots of people don't mind one as a DD.
Yes, I guess we all have our own preference. I know I do.
I actually enjoy using my dually for a DD when I can. As you are in Calgary like I am, you know what the roads are like right now after that massive storm we just had. I live in the south end.
Needed to do a Costco run this afternoon, my car is still buried in the street, just a big white blob out there.
Took the dually to Okotoks and very much enjoyed doing 110K down the highway in it! Nice and stable, and after 411,000K I still love it. Parking? Well yeah, it's a little on the wide side but that's ok, I'm used to it after driving it 14 years. I can put it into any parking space, even though they make them so small.
And yesterday everyone was getting stuck in the alley, so I put the truck in 4WD and ran up and down the alley beating the deep snow down so all my neighbors could get through without getting stuck. Extra pair of tires helped.
Like a kid with a new toy! :B
I was coming home from skiing yesterday evening and had a little bit of wake up call on the Trans Canada. I tend to push it a little so when I had a chance to get my speed up in the fast lane I took advantage of it. I thought the pavement was pretty good so I was running in 2wd but when I hit a curve at 120 my bald Michelins lost traction and I just about joined the other 10 vehicles buried in the ditch. After getting things straightened out I wondered "what would have happened there had I been driving a dually". It could be that if I drove a dually I'd run better tires in the winter end up being safer.
