[Fot] Towing

[robert bownes]

wow...

I too am towing with an Avalanche. On my 2nd one in fact (2006 1500, we gave
the 2002 to the in-laws). Towing 24' enclosed trailer with whatever we're
racing/working on this weekend in it (FV, Nissan 200sx LeMons car, TR6,
etc).

IMHO, the 2002 is the one to own. The interior is a bit more comfy. The 1500
front brake disks warp on all of them, think about upgrading to the brake
calipers/rotors from the 2500 if need be.

Another alternative is to find a well loved ambulance. Preferably one owned
by a volunteer rescue squad as they take better care of vehicles. Our squad
just sold off a 6 year old Ford E350 Type III (the kind with the box on the
back) turbo diesel for $4k or so. 100k miles and still going strong. I
strongly considered buying it but it has this _nasty_ squeak in the steering
column that drove me _nuts_ on a several hour transport once. Easily fixed
with a new bushing, but just the memory put me off :)


On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:35 AM, <LimeyV8 at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 1/28/2010 12:03:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> spitlist at cox.net writes:
>
> I have  an Avalanche that I tow my double deck trailer with two Spits and
> it
> does  just fine.
>
> It has a cover for the back end so I can get a lot of stuff  in it and with
> the back seats laid down, it makes a lot more room for  storage.
>
> And since it has four doors, it makes a very good casual  vehicle when not
> going to events.
>
> Joe C.
>
>
> Ditto or yeah, what he said.
>
> I tow with an Avalanche - same color as Joe's actually - and like it a lot.
>  Its got almost 120,000 miles on it now - I've owned it since new and at
> least  75% of those miles were done towing a TR6 or TR8 somewhere.
> no problems with it - ever.
>
> Cheers,
> Jack Mc
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