Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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'68Monaco440HP wrote:
I pass them all the time on the 6%+ pulls doing 35/40 and struggling to keep that.
And the problem with this is . . . . ? (that it isn't a problem).
Buying a tow vehicle to maintain a higher speed on a few grades annually would be more than near to stupid given the 99.9% of all other miles traveled (and loads) the rest of the year where it's performance is more than adequate. Lower purchase price and lower operating expenses for all miles travelled is the intelligent manner in spec'ng a vehicle, commercial or private.
Only the sheeple are afraid of reasonable ascent speeds. The downgrade is the single concern.
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One last post. Had to respond to this one. You stated my point. 99% of my towing IS on the steep (6+%) grades not cross country like the majority of you guys. I stay in Az mostly and it's 1200' where I live and 6/8000' where I camp. I'm always pulling hard. Adios amigos
