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Originally Posted by MegaRoadie
Ford vs Chevy will go on longer than any of us old codgers are here... "drive it like ya stole it" may well work for fords V-10, do that with the Chevy 8.1 and bad things "could happen"... but then show me a mountain that that venerable 8.1 wont chew up and spit at the screaming V-10s struggling to make it and I will smile. My 8.1 frequently and easily passes even the 350 HP and lesser Diesels in the mountains and when in moderate roads the 7.4 to 9.1 mpg's make the V-10 Lubbers cringe.
To each... his or her own, I drive what I believe in and I drive it for recreation and relaxation and try not to ever engage in "oneupsmanship". Maintain it, drive it like you want it to last, and enjoy all that RVing has to offer us ! Nuff Said !
I do NOT suffer from mental illness, but rather enjoy it daily !
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WELL... I own both 2002 8.1 and 2011 V10, first is in 3500 towing a 5er weight 22,000#, second is in a F53, 26K chassis towing a Hummer H3 weight 29,000". Both are around same MPG, but going thrugh KY on I-75 the Ford V10 is better on hills. Please, do not take this wrong I'm a Chevy man from way back, but you must admit they do not make the Workhorse or 8.1 for motorhome any more.
2003 Winne Adventurer, Ford F53 V-10. Toad:1992 S-10, Road Master Falcon 2 Tow bar, Blue Ox Patriot brake system and Protect-a-Tow. Right is right even if no one is doing it; Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it--St Augustine of Hippo. Navy (ret).
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