[s-cars] Work vehicle advice needed

[Mark Strangways]

Well that's about all that didn't break on my 92 F250. But it was only a 351 
and could not really get outta it's own way.
It will be a VERY long time before I even go into a Ford dealership... I 
hold a grudge :-)

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
To: "Young, Steve" <sryoung at trane.com>; "'Taka Mizutani'" 
<t44tqtro at gmail.com>
Cc: "'S-CAR-List'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Work vehicle advice needed


> While I don't know about the newer ones, I can tell you that the 5 speed
> manual in the older F-150's was perfectly reliable.  Also, on the earlier
> F250's the 460 was rated at 410 lb-ft, so not quite the 444 that the 
> diesel
> was but pretty close.  Of course this isn't like the newer ones rated at
> 500+ but then again neither is the price tag of around 7k to 10k for a 
> 1996
> F-250...and for a few extra bucks you can do what we do to our Audis.  A
> chip can gain you 85 HP and 172 ft-lbs, for a total of over 600 ft-lbs. 
> You
> gotta love the hair dryers :)  I also do not know how the automatics of 
> this
> generation compare to what Steve is speaking about in the newer trucks.  I
> do know that if you look at the reliability on 94-96 F-250's you will find
> them ranked at the very top.
> --Calvin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Young, Steve
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:55 AM
> To: 'Taka Mizutani'
> Cc: 'S-CAR-List'
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Work vehicle advice needed
>
>
> Taka....
>
> If you start doing research on diesels, you'll find that Ford and Dodge 
> have
> reliability issues with their autoboxes.  They both use their transmission
> that backs up their gas motor lineup.  GM uses the Allison T1000, which is 
> a
> medium duty truck transmission, so it can withstand the higher torque from
> the turbo diesel engines.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>                                TRANE
>
> Steven Young
>
> Local Operations Manager
>
> Albany Office
>
>
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:05 AM
> To: mlped at qwest.net
> Cc: Young, Steve; S-CAR-List
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Work vehicle advice needed
>
>
> Yeah Mike, if you can afford an F-350 dually. :-)
>
> I'd love to get an F-250 Powerstroke crew, but they're waaay pricey. My
> mechanic
> paid about $40k for his, sticker was $48k or $49k.
>
> As a daily driver, I'm afraid those things will simply cost way too much,
> although
> taking into account the feedback I'm getting, I might have to look into 
> one-
> at
> least with the diesel, I won't loose too much money selling it.
>
> Steve- I missed the transmission comment initially- can you elaborate? Are
> you saying
> that Ford and Dodge don't have a good transmission for towing?
>
> Is it really too little to have a '04+ F-150, '04+ Titan, '01+ Silverado
> 1500 for towing a
> 6000lb. load? I'm thinking open trailer- I think I'd need a diesel for a
> closed trailer.
>
> Taka
>
>
>
> On 12/18/06, Mike P (530) <mlped at qwest.net <mailto:mlped at qwest.net> > 
> wrote:
>
>
> One additional thought, if you have a choice and can swing it,
> a goose neck trailer set up, vs. a "bumper" pull is well worth 
> considering,
> especially for heavier twos.
>
> FWIW, here in the west, Colorado Rockies, after watching/following some of
> the roping teams hauling ass to make the next rodeo during the summer 
> season
> (i.e. often pulling 5+ horse goosenecks) through the mountains and,
> especially across the high mountain desert, I feel I can confidently say,
> the newer turbo diesels RUN LIKE STINK!!!  It's not rare to come on one,
> fully loaded, pulling moderate uphill grades running at 90+.
>
> Cheers
> mike
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> S-CAR-List mailing list
> S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
>
> _______________________________________________
> S-CAR-List mailing list
> S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
>