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Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 03:11 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
when he is ignorant, how a lot of others here,...

when he is ignorant, how a lot of others here, why can someone not say it? I don't see, where I missed the point?
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-10-2017, 03:05 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,682
Posted By guy65
ok- then tell me, more about it- I'm curious. ...

ok- then tell me, more about it- I'm curious.
I learned- you go up with the hp, the torque goes down and otherway around. A natural aspired 2-valve engine can have max torque of 80% of the volume-...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 02:47 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
Now - this is a statement- with other words- if...

Now - this is a statement- with other words- if you agree with everybody, that everthing under a 3500 dually diesel is just for driving trash to the dump, then you're one of the nice guys. But when...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 02:26 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
Raineman- I'm sure, if you go to the next...

Raineman- I'm sure, if you go to the next university close to you, they will have a safe room with puppies and some crayons. I'm not sure, if you not have to pay for the tissues to dry your tears,...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 11:23 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,250
Posted By guy65
Volkswagen is currently researching the...

Volkswagen is currently researching the suitability of higher percentage biodiesel blends; however, no conclusive decision has been reached at this time. Your feedback has been noted here at VW of...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-10-2017, 11:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,682
Posted By guy65
Horsepowers are for the bar- torque is for the...

Horsepowers are for the bar- torque is for the road. And there, the torque at the engine is not relevant- it's how much of it ends up between tire and road. A well balanced 350fp engine with top...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 11:00 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
There you go, ThirdSpaceCO- that's the spirit-...

There you go, ThirdSpaceCO- that's the spirit- planning is everything. But if you would know, that you would probably keep a similar size, with in your backhead, that newer campers getting more...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-10-2017, 09:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,682
Posted By guy65
most of the engine power gets literally destroyed...

most of the engine power gets literally destroyed by the transmissions. if you have a slow shifting, for mpg stepped transmission, you can have the best engine- it drives like grandpa on the way to...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 09:06 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
not to help someone in a decision- but honestly-...

not to help someone in a decision- but honestly- I read here as argument from everybody with a "man's truck" yeah- if you want to have something bigger in xy years.... I don't know- but when I have...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 08:45 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,919
Posted By guy65
If you come to the point, where you have to dig...

If you come to the point, where you have to dig that deep into number crushing, you've done something wrong from the first place.

My only complaint to RAM for example is, that they do not...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 08:36 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,250
Posted By guy65
this is correct. and the reasons for it are, as...

this is correct. and the reasons for it are, as described.
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 07:24 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,250
Posted By guy65
you answer to someone who worked 25 years for...

you answer to someone who worked 25 years for VW/Audi. I know all the internal guidelines and know all the internal information to the executive branch up to 2006, the year, I left the organization....
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 06:27 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,749
Posted By guy65
Congratulations! you will love this one too!

Congratulations! you will love this one too!
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 06:18 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,250
Posted By guy65
Bio diesel. I had a 1995 VW Econovan with 2.5...

Bio diesel. I had a 1995 VW Econovan with 2.5 cylinder diesel. In Germany, it was a very popular van (I had the box version and used it most to drive my motorcycle from race track to race track)....
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-10-2017, 05:49 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,749
Posted By guy65
Yes, Honeybm23- the VIBE is very nice and it's a...

Yes, Honeybm23- the VIBE is very nice and it's a really great value for the price. We also love the actual doors and not those sliding things, who rip loose and slam around, like on our old camper-...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-09-2017, 11:21 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,268
Posted By guy65
nooooope- I am so burned from CW in Spartanburg...

nooooope- I am so burned from CW in Spartanburg and also from NC in Fletcher- They could not sell me anything anymore- not even as giveaway.
The problem with CW is, when they take over a dealer,...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-09-2017, 10:33 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,268
Posted By guy65
forget it. Go somewhere, where they have all kind...

forget it. Go somewhere, where they have all kind of brands and look at those within your budget. The answers you get will always be- hey I have a xyz and it's awesome- you need one too.
The brands...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-09-2017, 08:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 759
Posted By guy65
I don't know about California- but regardless-...

I don't know about California- but regardless- don't go to Camping World. Except for looking.
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-09-2017, 08:10 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,020
Posted By guy65
well...for someone living in south Dakota, a...

well...for someone living in south Dakota, a 100ft hump is already a mountain. so are for people around here the blue ridge and smokey mountains. Of course, they can't compete with the rocky's. Even...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-09-2017, 06:24 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,020
Posted By guy65
The point is, that if you're used to drive a...

The point is, that if you're used to drive a gasser and apply the way you drive a gasser to the diesel, you will need more diesel. a diesel wants to work and uses less fuel in lower rpm. from this...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-09-2017, 06:17 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
dcoorider- THANK YOU. you have the nice ability...

dcoorider- THANK YOU. you have the nice ability to put my words in a better understandable version.
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-09-2017, 06:12 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,749
Posted By guy65
Thank you, cdoorider, for your statement. I'm...

Thank you, cdoorider, for your statement. I'm right in the middle of the struggle with those "gotta have a 1 ton for everything guys" and I'm still on my point- with a new half ton, up to 8000# and a...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-08-2017, 02:00 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
dern...should've left that pillow at home... ...

dern...should've left that pillow at home...
just because you are not comfortable with it, does not mean, others are also not. There are such a variety of vehicles out there, and every one is...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-08-2017, 01:49 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,749
Posted By guy65
surprising is, that in other posts, you recommend...

surprising is, that in other posts, you recommend for a trailer with less weight a HD truck- either it's ok with a half ton or not- and that's what I say all the time- if your tongue weight is within...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-08-2017, 10:28 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,020
Posted By guy65
Icboy- exactly that's the way to do it. but if...

Icboy- exactly that's the way to do it. but if you think, you got to show everybody your overwhelming power of your diesel by passing them with 75mph or faster by stepping extra hard into the gas...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-08-2017, 07:22 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,520
Posted By guy65
ok- this is also my understanding. a half ton...

ok- this is also my understanding. a half ton truck weights ~6000- 6500# I take the average. and if I take your word, which is also mine, that in every case, the mass of the tt will exceed the TV...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-08-2017, 06:10 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,749
Posted By guy65
I have a half ton truck. And I have a VIBE- not...

I have a half ton truck. And I have a VIBE- not the model, but a VIBE. We love our 268RKS.
As I was looking for a VIBE (my wife seen it and that's what she wanted- no other options), she checked the...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-07-2017, 11:03 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
ok.. then show me one thread, where someone...

ok.. then show me one thread, where someone asking with a 5000# trailer, where not someone said- hey - you need a 2500 diesel- and someone else says- hey - you need to get a 3500 diesel dually, just...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-07-2017, 09:58 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,020
Posted By guy65
just because you do something one way for 30...

just because you do something one way for 30 years, does not mean, that you've done it 30 years the right way.
I learned driving from my grandpa, who was in the trucking business for a long time,...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-07-2017, 09:36 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
now- tell me more about people who change their...

now- tell me more about people who change their camper every 2-3 years, because they want something bigger?
And actually- if I buy a new camper, I will use it for a long while- and if I feel after...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-07-2017, 09:19 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
The point is- that everyone who comes in here,...

The point is- that everyone who comes in here, buying his first RV- mostly it's a smaller camper- everybody tells them to buy a 3500 dually diesel. As I bought my first camper, I was happy to go on...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-07-2017, 07:46 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,020
Posted By guy65
Lynnmor- some people just simply know, how to...

Lynnmor- some people just simply know, how to drive and use the power of the vehicle efficiently. I get with my 8000# loaded VIBE thanks to the aerodynamic nose with my 1500 around 11mpg- even up in...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-07-2017, 07:43 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
for a 8000# camper? I don't know if I should...

for a 8000# camper? I don't know if I should laugh or cry...
you guys really think, everybody needs always the biggest and best, just because you have it... oh well...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-07-2017, 07:37 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,919
Posted By guy65
6000# would not push it's limits nowhere near....

6000# would not push it's limits nowhere near. Regardless, what you say. Or do you really think, any manufacturer would risk a class action law suit, just because the promised something, the vehicle...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-07-2017, 06:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,435
Posted By guy65
Check this out: this is, where you need to check:...

Check this out: this is, where you need to check:
Vibe Extreme Lite Travel Trailers by Forest River RV (https://www.forestriverinc.com/product-details.aspx?LineID=216&ShowParent=1)


Wildwood...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-07-2017, 06:19 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,919
Posted By guy65
Debnhra216 - with the trailer weight, even when I...

Debnhra216 - with the trailer weight, even when I don't agree always with the standard opinion: "get a bigger truck" - but with a 1500, which your Expedition is, 6500# dry weight and 8000-8500#...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-07-2017, 06:05 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 7,632
Posted By guy65
BS. Sorry. your statement just tells, that you...

BS. Sorry. your statement just tells, that you have absolutely no Idea, what you're talking about- just because you own a camper, does not make you an expert. I never needed a generator (who goes...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-07-2017, 05:53 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,520
Posted By guy65
bobbin- he is PARTIALLY right. The part where he...

bobbin- he is PARTIALLY right. The part where he is wrong- HE ASSUMES THAT EVERYBODY IS PULLING A 10k+ TRAILER AROUND! This is not the case- most questions for Tow Vehicles are for trailer UP TO,...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-04-2017, 08:23 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,520
Posted By guy65
I don't say, he's wrong- I just say- paper and...

I don't say, he's wrong- I just say- paper and reality are two different stories.
The point is- If someone knows, what his truck can do and stays within limits, I don't see no reason for...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-04-2017, 08:16 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,286
Posted By guy65
The 5.7 was THE gas engine until the 6.4L was...

The 5.7 was THE gas engine until the 6.4L was introduced. It has plenty of power and plenty of torque. you actually upgrade for tow and pay load capacity with this truck. The 5.7 also is fuel saving...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-04-2017, 08:10 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,286
Posted By guy65
I was referring to the latest and everything ends...

I was referring to the latest and everything ends in a discussion, who has the bigger diesel and how good the diesel is.
I know, he wanted to upgrade and for what he wants, a gasser is just fine....
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-04-2017, 06:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,417
Posted By guy65
this- and many other features are the reason, why...

this- and many other features are the reason, why coleman campers are ~$3000 cheaper than all the others. They look nice on first view, but under the covers, there is just the minimum, what you...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-04-2017, 06:00 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,286
Posted By guy65
Dropthejack/ cumminsfan- I have no doubt, that a...

Dropthejack/ cumminsfan- I have no doubt, that a 3/4 ton truck with a diesel is the top of the line desired combination. I get it.
I also get it, that a lot of 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks are on the...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-03-2017, 02:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,417
Posted By guy65
still- it has a separate option for fan- the fan...

still- it has a separate option for fan- the fan can run on auto (switches on and off as needed, regulated by the temperature sensor), on permanent (the word says it) or off. Mine for example has...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-03-2017, 01:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,417
Posted By guy65
depends- if you sit in the middle of nowhere, no...

depends- if you sit in the middle of nowhere, no tree, no shade and the sun is right above with 100 degrees around you, the AC is running 24/7.
If it's 60 degrees and shady, it just goes on and off...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-03-2017, 11:21 AM
Replies: 1,144
Views: 1,169,858
Posted By guy65
our first trip right after picking it up- now we...

our first trip right after picking it up- now we living full time in it and waiting for our cabin to be built.
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-03-2017, 11:12 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,283
Posted By guy65
Nut4speed- I did not mentioned you specifically-...

Nut4speed- I did not mentioned you specifically- it was just to use the topic as it came from many others also- so nothing personal.
My opinion is- if someone is able to finance a camper-...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-03-2017, 10:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,283
Posted By guy65
Don't wanna be a pooper- but your post- as well...

Don't wanna be a pooper- but your post- as well as the one from others- sounds very arrogant and judgmental.
There are families out there- like you mentioned and their only chance to buy a camper...
Forum: Trailer Towing and Tow Vehicles Discussion 08-03-2017, 07:10 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,286
Posted By guy65
for your situation- the diesel is indeed...

for your situation- the diesel is indeed overkill. diesel do absolutely not like short distance driving- they soot up faster than you can drive. Also, they need a long time, until they are really...
Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion 08-03-2017, 07:01 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,283
Posted By guy65
As I looked around, I've seen for over 8 months...

As I looked around, I've seen for over 8 months now on my way home a camper with for sale sign in the front yard of a house. one day I stopped- it was a 2010 outback- ok- was too big for me anyway-...
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