Yahoo Message Number: 672 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/supercrvgroup/conversations/messages/672)
Hi Don
Dang, for a guy spending the winter in FL you sure spend a lot of time
back home :-)
It's all relative, I ride around in a 2500 crewcab Chevy and get 12-13
on the highway when I'm not towing anything. I used to be able to
squeeze 14 out of it solo, but with 147000 miles now it's getting a bit
thirstier. Sure rides good though and has tons of room.
Feature/weight creep I suspect. I ended up buying a Vue XE 4cyl FWD
today and it weighs 3825 lbs. I sort of pushed for the 6 cyl, but since
my wife will be using it for her daily commutes and it will still get
worse mileage than her Lumina she wanted the four. It's her car so other
than dragging it behind the Greyhawk I didn't have a lot of say :-)
That's what they'll install with this one. They've ordered all the tow
stuff and when I get back from the beach sometime in March we'll go in
with the motorhome and they'll set everything up. I liked that the
dealer insisted on bringing the motorhome in so their tow guy could fit
and adjust everything.
That's something I've wondered about. The dealership actually said a lot
of folks are opting not to use the brakes, but I felt better about
having it and not debating with any states on whether aux brakes were
required or not. Safety is another issue. In spite of reading some
horror stories about malfunctions and burned up brake systems, it just
seemed prudent.
You need to be careful about what you say :-) That's a really nice
looking SUV.
I need to do some more research on that. Over on RV.net there has been
discussion about whether it's necessary with the 2008 or not. Arguments
insist their right on both sides :-)
I'm looking at what's out there and they range from terribly expensive
and ineffective to relatively reasonable with love notes about them :-)
One that seems to get a lot of praise and is $200 is the Protect-A-Tow.
Here's a link for them:
http://protectatow.tripod.com/ (http://protectatow.tripod.com/)
I'll get something and at least get a skirt for the back of the coach.
Take care,
Greg
2007 Greyhawk 32SS
2008 Vue XE Toad......tomorrow