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R-pod Owners Forum : New tow vehicle https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Reviews and General Information : New tow vehicle Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:46:49 +0000 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:44:03 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3209 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ New tow vehicle : Have not gotten to that new... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30625#30625 Author: Podsible Dream
Subject: 3209
Posted: 05 Feb 2013 at 3:44pm

Have not gotten to that new hitch yet - want to wait till my hands don't stick to freezing steel! ]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:44:03 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30625#30625 New tow vehicle : You are going to love the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30621#30621 Author: Goose
Subject: 3209
Posted: 05 Feb 2013 at 12:14pm

You are going to love the Hemi. Goose]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:14:40 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30621#30621 New tow vehicle : Very cool. Will you be able to... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30611#30611 Author: techntrek
Subject: 3209
Posted: 04 Feb 2013 at 9:18pm

Very cool. Will you be able to use the shank you got from me, or will you need a longer one?]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:18:08 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30611#30611 New tow vehicle : We have been a Mopar family for... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30591#30591 Author: Podsible Dream
Subject: 3209
Posted: 03 Feb 2013 at 8:31am

We have been a Mopar family for a long time, Plymouths, Dodges, Chryslers. I really like the Dakota we've had for the last 9 years ( only 67,000 miles!), and the Durango will replace a Sebring of the same vintage that got rear ended a couple of weeks ago (my wife was driving, no injuries! All OK!) we weren't happy with the performance of the 3.7L V6 towing the pod. Going up to the Roundup in the fall, we were barely doing 30 mph up some of the grades. So the decision was made that the next vehicle would be one with a larger or more powerful engine. We figured to keep a sedan, and replace the truck, but the sedan went first, so we decided to keep the truck, since Chris will retire this spring and commuting miles will go to zero. It will also carry sheets of plywood, etc easily. We decided to get a larger SUV to be comfortable, and carry stuff too (someone keeps bringing the possibility of a large dog in the family, once she retires!). I checked out the Ford, Chevy-GMC, and imports. The Durango with the Hemi v8 actually has better mileage than other similar sized combinations. The standard AWD also was attractive in the Crew model. I looked at 1-2 year old models as well, but the prices were just as high as a new Durango. So coupled with the engine and tow package with 7200 lb tow capacity, the appearance and some of the internal convenience features, and price, the Dodge won out. It also helped that the color and styling caused someone to say "I want this vehicle!"
Will do photos once we get the hitch set up. I still have to get the lights upgraded.
Walt]]> Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:31:31 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30591#30591 New tow vehicle : Excellent! Needs lots of pics... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30574#30574 Author: techntrek
Subject: 3209
Posted: 01 Feb 2013 at 11:19pm

Excellent! Needs lots of pics - and make sure you get away in that new TV/pod combo to decompress from all you've been doing lately. So what drew you to the Dodge over the other brands/options?]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:19:51 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30574#30574 New tow vehicle : Wow! Congrats!I have long since... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30570#30570 Author: coopercdrkey
Subject: 3209
Posted: 01 Feb 2013 at 5:04pm

Wow! Congrats!

I have long since suppressed my new car jones, (can't even afford the "off-the-lot" depreciation), but I still

remember the thrill of sitting in the drivers seat reading the manual from the glove box! (For whatever

that was worth!)

Best of luck with the new ride, and it sounds as if any towing worries are far behind.

]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:04:21 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30570#30570 New tow vehicle : Brought home a new tow vehicle... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3209&PID=30569#30569 Author: Podsible Dream
Subject: 3209
Posted: 01 Feb 2013 at 4:45pm

Brought home a new tow vehicle last evening. A bright red 2013 Dodge Durango Crew with factory tow package, Hemi V8, and heated (!) leather seats, more computing power than the laptop the last company I worked for gave me, and a bunch of bell and whistles.... Photos to follow once I hitch up the WD AS hitch and get it set. Just ordered a prodigy brake controller (just plugs in(!). Looking forward to easy hill climbing and trailer control in traffic.
Still have the 04 Dakota. It becomes the home center runabout!

Walt
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