[Fot] Towing

[Todd Redmond]

1999 Ford Expedition. 18ft inclosed trailer, car, tools, wife, kids,  
toys,etc. Haven't check prices lately. I'm sure under 10g. Great all  
purpose vehicle.

My 2 cents
Todd


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On Jan 27, 2010, at 11:34 PM, Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com> wrote:

> So we had the discussion on using a GT-6 as a tow car (LOVE it).   
> And I've been trying to resist morphing this into the full on annual  
> tow vehicle discussion, but I can't help myself.
>
> I have a pretty heavy open trailer with a weight jacker hitch that I  
> tow my TR-4 with.  I use a Chevy Astro van loaded to the gills and  
> am generally pretty happy with it.  It would be nice to move up  
> about one notch in power though.  My current one is getting a bit  
> long in the tooth (at least from a miles standpoint) - I just turned  
> over 166,000 miles.  Of course, I've replace MANY parts throughout  
> my tenure with this, some expected, some not expected.  The intake  
> manifold gasket replacement sucked the big one but was cheap since I  
> did it myself, and the brake booster blowout ended up being almost  
> $2500 due to the incompetence of the initial repair (should have  
> been $1200 and done).
>
> Anyway, GM quit making these things and I'm toying with what to get  
> as a replacement.  It doesn't have to happen right away, I can keep  
> this one going probably past 200,000.
>
> What I'm looking for is a USED, CHEAP, GREAT tow vehicle.  I really  
> like the van idea because I can put a bunch of stuff in it out of  
> the rain and such, it's semi-practical when I'm NOT towing, and I  
> can carry PEOPLE with it too.  I can have my big cooler within arms  
> reach while on the road.  I'm thinking about a lower mileage Astro  
> from one of the last years of manufacture.  I paid $2900 for my  
> Astro a few years ago (had a bit over 100,000 on it then), so that  
> gives you an idea of how I work.  It was an incredible value in my  
> book.  (The money goes in the RACE car.)  So, let's say $7,500 max  
> purchase price.
>
> A pickup with a back seat and a topper may be OK, or a BIG SUV may  
> work but seems like it has more to go wrong and is very space  
> inefficient.
>
> I'm interested to hear what you think would work...
>
> Thanks, Tony Drews
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