[Shop-talk] Better construction vehicles?

[David Scheidt]

On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 5:09 PM, old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at pacbell.net> wrote:
> A GMC Savana heavy (or Chevy) 1/2 ton cargo van with a 4.3L V6 is tough to beat.
> It has 2,250 lb. payload, can pull a most any trailer, drives like a car, and
> mine (an '03) averages 18.5 mpg in mostly city driving (on trips it gets 20.5
> mpg). It is my daily driver, and the only problems I have with it is that it is
> 6' 11" high and will not fit in most of the older parking structures (here in LA
> they are building the newer structures taller, at least on the first floor).
>
>
> I think the Dodge vans are much lower profile (I see them parked in parking
> structures my GMC will not fit).
>

80 inches (6' 8"), give or take, depending on the year, model, and
tire size.  Of course, the Dodge van has been discontinued for six or
eight years.  The sprinter, which was the replacement, was much taller
(as tall as 120", ten feet, in some variants.).  Of course, it's no
longer a dodge.  Wonder if the mercedes dealers will let the plumbers
wait in the service waiting room with the lawyers....


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David Scheidt
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