Made the big change this weekend
My wife and I took a trip to the White Mountains in Arizona a couple of weeks ago. We pulled our 28ft Cougar 5th whl with my 04 Chevy 6.0 Gas guzzler. We averaged 7.5 MPG, but what was really discon...
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jerem0621 wrote:Rbertalotto wrote:
But then again.....Real Men have 6 Cylinders! :-)
Lol...I don't need a truck to tell that I'm a real man.
OP... I am curious.. Was it this one experience that caused you to trade? Because even with the new PSD you will find grades that you just can't run up at 70 mph.
After all, one of the posters on this thread just recently was Humbled on a hill.
Enjoy the new truck, it's a real beauty.
Thanks,
Jeremiah
Jeremiah - No, it wasn't just this one experience. I head for these hills frequently for hunting, fishing and camping excursions. The '04 Chevy had 135k miles on it, and working it that hard meant that sooner or later, it was destined for a break down.
I'm not looking to hit 70 on a steep grade, but would like to keep a reasonable pace.
The real deciding factor was that I'm taking early retirement (58), and my wife and I are going to hit the road quite a bit, so we wanted a comfortable, reliable and powerful tow vehicle.
