Ron
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We do a lot of driving but split our driving between the MH and the toad. Not really too convenient to drive the MH to the market, post office, flea market, of on the White Rim Trail or Chicken Corners trail. ;D ;D
Towed miles v driven miles
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Karl
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Sorry Smokey,
Didn't mean to make you make a mad dash for the Valium. No more mention of 'that' word ;D
Unless you plan on driving your MH to places and leaving the toad at the CG, you'll probably put more miles on the toad than the MH. When you're towing it, the motor may not be turning (hopefully not), but those wheels keep "Rollin', rollin' rollin'..." anyway.
I Think Ron misunderstood what you meant by single malts. Ron, that's single malt Scotch Whisky - just ask Tom! And no, I didn't misspell whisky
Didn't mean to make you make a mad dash for the Valium. No more mention of 'that' word ;D
Unless you plan on driving your MH to places and leaving the toad at the CG, you'll probably put more miles on the toad than the MH. When you're towing it, the motor may not be turning (hopefully not), but those wheels keep "Rollin', rollin' rollin'..." anyway.
I Think Ron misunderstood what you meant by single malts. Ron, that's single malt Scotch Whisky - just ask Tom! And no, I didn't misspell whisky
Ron
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I could easily mis understans since we don't drink anything stronger than diet soda. ;D ;D
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Terry A. Brewer said:
Terry, Oops, thought I'd responded to this sooner. The electronic odometer on our Burb does register towed miles.
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Tom said:
Tom
That's strange, yours is the first "modern" car I've heard about that does that. ??? ??? Are your sure you are turning the ignition key to the correct position? Are there any fuses that you have to pull?
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BernieD said:
Bernie, on the Burb, Tahoe and Envoy, you tow with the ignition key out. There's no mechanical lock on the steering of these cars. The Tahoe and Envoy do not rack up towing miles, but the Burb does. There is probably a fuse I could pull, although it's not identified in the owners manual.
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Smoky
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Ron:
Yes we will drive toqad to market, post office etc. Not to White rim or whatever. That is why I cannot compare an suv to a Taurus.
As for Bryce, it is not that far from the St. George WalMart . ;D ;D ;D
Yes we will drive toqad to market, post office etc. Not to White rim or whatever. That is why I cannot compare an suv to a Taurus.
As for Bryce, it is not that far from the St. George WalMart . ;D ;D ;D
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Smoky
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LOL and Tom proves one of my points.
Ron... you almost had me dashing to your drug store. I have found great malts in stranger places than that! ;D
Ron... you almost had me dashing to your drug store. I have found great malts in stranger places than that! ;D
Karl
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Tom,
There should be a fuse marked "Instrument Cluster" or just plain "Instruments"... something like that.
There should be a fuse marked "Instrument Cluster" or just plain "Instruments"... something like that.
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Thanks Karl, I'll check it out. Couldn't you have told me that 15,000 miles ago ;D
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Smoky
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LOL Ned, I never said that.
I simply do not believe I will drive my toad nearly as much as most people are saying here. And yet I will see the USA which is the main reason I am doing this.
Why argue? In a years time the data will be in and we will know the truth.
I simply do not believe I will drive my toad nearly as much as most people are saying here. And yet I will see the USA which is the main reason I am doing this.
Why argue? In a years time the data will be in and we will know the truth.
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Ned said:
Ned,
One can save even more money and drive much less by just taking the MH from Walmart to Walmart and stay until they kick you out. If you want a little variety, you can stay at an occasional casino. ;D
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Ned said:Good idea. A national tour of all the WalMarts
Lorna's tour would be ok if you could camp out in the capitol parking lot. My parents did the state capitol tour over several years when I was young. It was great but we cheated and stayed in motels. ;D
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Phil said:
We like to stay at campgrounds, COE campgrounds if we can. But then we use our car for more than just shopping
Not much room for large vehicles around the capitols, but most of them have free visitor parking. I even go on some of the visits.
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Ned,
<< Not much room for large vehicles around the capitols...>>
Not much room for large vehicles around New England...just ask Fred. <GD&R>
George, Jo & Ollie/ATL
'89 VW Westy, Wernher
in Walpole Massachusetts
<< Not much room for large vehicles around the capitols...>>
Not much room for large vehicles around New England...just ask Fred. <GD&R>
George, Jo & Ollie/ATL
'89 VW Westy, Wernher
in Walpole Massachusetts
John From Detroit
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One thing to consider is the effect of towed v/s driven on the toad
Of course if you tow 4 wheels UP (Trailer it) this is very little (some wear on the suspension)
But if you tow it 4 down, like most of us do, The effect is greater
Engine- ZERO WEAR
Transmission - Depends on the ride, if you use an axel or drive shaft lock/disconnect, ZERO WEAR
Differential, RWD with dissconnect, very little wear, FWD, I'd guess normal wear (These things normally last a long long time, the gears run in an oil bath so they are among the best lubricated parts in your car)
Shocks, No matter how you tow,,, Normal wear Likewise springs
Front end (Steering parts) Trailer very low wear, 4-down, less than normal wear
Tires, trailered no wear, 4 down very low wear
one thing you need to know though... If you blow a tire on the towed when towing 4-down... You may well not notice it till SERIOUS damage is done to the towed (Worst case is destroyed by fire) and possibly the MH as well... (On my towed, if a tire blows the tread tends to fall into the rim (like those old space saver spares that got bigger when you inflated them) and you can actually drive on it CAREFULLY. however if this were to happen at Freeway speeds, and I did not notice it, the tire would quickly shred and start shreding the fender and wheel well)
Thankfully... There is a solution... Pressure Pro monitors on all tires.. They get real vocal when you have a blow out, even tell you which tire is flat!!!
Of course if you tow 4 wheels UP (Trailer it) this is very little (some wear on the suspension)
But if you tow it 4 down, like most of us do, The effect is greater
Engine- ZERO WEAR
Transmission - Depends on the ride, if you use an axel or drive shaft lock/disconnect, ZERO WEAR
Differential, RWD with dissconnect, very little wear, FWD, I'd guess normal wear (These things normally last a long long time, the gears run in an oil bath so they are among the best lubricated parts in your car)
Shocks, No matter how you tow,,, Normal wear Likewise springs
Front end (Steering parts) Trailer very low wear, 4-down, less than normal wear
Tires, trailered no wear, 4 down very low wear
one thing you need to know though... If you blow a tire on the towed when towing 4-down... You may well not notice it till SERIOUS damage is done to the towed (Worst case is destroyed by fire) and possibly the MH as well... (On my towed, if a tire blows the tread tends to fall into the rim (like those old space saver spares that got bigger when you inflated them) and you can actually drive on it CAREFULLY. however if this were to happen at Freeway speeds, and I did not notice it, the tire would quickly shred and start shreding the fender and wheel well)
Thankfully... There is a solution... Pressure Pro monitors on all tires.. They get real vocal when you have a blow out, even tell you which tire is flat!!!
