Man, I love the looks of those roadmaster wagons. A buddy of mine has one
that his kids hate, but I keep seeing a wonderful potential semi-lowrider.
Drop a diesel into that puppy and you'd have something.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
To: fot@autox.team.net
Sent: 10/11/2005 10:36 AM
Subject: RE: Tow Vehicle Recommendations?
> The next day I say an older pickup truck with way too much wood in the
bed
> wrapped around a telephone pole at the bottom of my hill.
Hippie-looking
> driver was very upset that his brakes "went out". Brakes are
important.
Amen to that !
And don't forget that kinetic energy goes up with the square of speed.
Just
driving 70 instead of 50 means your brakes have to absorb twice as much
heat
to get you stopped.
Not tried towing anything but an empty car carrier yet, but I'm hoping
my
Buick Roadmaster wagon will make an adequate tow vehicle. Car alone
weighs
over 5000 lbs, and the brakes haul down fast and straight from over 100
mph.
And I expect the LT1 350 will go uphill pretty good too. Best of all
(IMO)
it will outcorner any SUV on the planet, and still get 25 mpg running
solo
at 75 mph. Also legally seats 8, although the third seat is best left
to
teenagers.
Randall
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