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offgrid ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
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Sounds like a good TV.
You can’t directly compare diesel and gasoline fuel economy though. Roughly speaking, diesel contains about 15% more energy than gas, costs about 15% more, and produces about 15% more CO2 per gallon. So you can get a pretty close comparison to gas if you reduce diesel fuel economy by 15%, which is about 2 mpg towing, 4 mpg not towing. |
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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Bounder ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 28 Jul 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15 |
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I guess we're outliers as far as tow vehicles go - ours is a Mercedes GL350, the one with the diesel twin-turbo V6. When not towing it gets 27-30 highway mpg, and still manages 12-14 mpg at 70 mph with the 196 behind it. The factory hitch is rated at 7500 lbs, and factory 7-pin wiring made installation of a Redarc brake controller fairly simple using the Tekonsha harness.
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2021 196 Hood River |
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onesojourner ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 Nov 2018 Location: The Ozarks Online Status: Offline Posts: 29 |
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That is great about the house. In fact that is our primary goal. We are well on our way to getting it paid for but still a few more years out, during my 40th year is the goal. The rona may put a damper on that but we will see. Tell me more about that truck. Is that the original motor and transmission? Very impressive.
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offgrid ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
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Interesting chart. Long term reliability of mid sized SUV's. Top 3 vehicles are all Toyotas, what a shock.....
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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jato ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3324 |
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Good for you! Congratulations! We made our last payment on our house in 1990 to become debt free; I was 36 at the time. We have been out of debt ever since. It is a freeing feeling. Even my beloved 1994 F-150 5.0L V-8 with 322,000 miles and 31 deer kills is still faithfully running. Watch out deer! Now with our 2017 F-150, I drive like a little old lady, one deer on that and the truck may be toast.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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onesojourner ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 Nov 2018 Location: The Ozarks Online Status: Offline Posts: 29 |
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We have made it from FL to the Rockies and back. We haven't had to make a payment in a decade. Reliability and longevity is #1 for this crew. ![]() http://www.dashboard-light.com/reports/Mid-size_SUV.html ![]() |
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Chopperbob ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 04 Jul 2020 Location: Delaware(DE) Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
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2019 Honda Ridgeline RTL AWD pulling our new 191 East Coast model.
We purchased the 191 near Boone, NC and we’re on the Blueridge Parkway/ Meadows of Dan RV campground. ![]() |
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Marveling at the Design!
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Woodmiester ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 03 Aug 2018 Location: Greenwood IN Online Status: Offline Posts: 142 |
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We pull our 190 with a 2004 sport trac with a 4L V6. Does a great job.
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7mm sendero ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 21 Dec 2019 Location: Forest Lake, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
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2014 Silverado Crew Cab and topper, it’s the 6 cylinder version. Plenty of truck, nice to not require anything special for towing.
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GlueGuy ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2702 |
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Ah! The Ike Gauntlet! It is a well known challenge: https://www.tfltruck.com/tfltruck-hall-ike-gauntlet/
Or the latest here.
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2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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