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03-25-2012, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by honda03842
I like Can-Am RV. Their website offers a lot of insight in to what's possible, the effectiveness of aerodynamics, towing with a Ford Taurus, towing a 23' trailer with slideouts with a VW Jetta,......
If you're interested check out their 'hitch' and 'towing' sections, it's an education.
Can-Am RV :: Hitch Hints
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Nice link. I enjoyed reading the towing articles written by someone with a diverse experience and and inquiring mind.
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03-25-2012, 07:32 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
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Hey, I want to know how Floyd got his name in the title... I like Fords too.
In fact, I have four of them
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Donna D.
Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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03-25-2012, 07:35 PM
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#23
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: ,Bigfoot 25 foot plus Surfside 14 foot
British Columbia
Posts: 1,148
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03-25-2012, 08:08 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 2012 Escape 19
Oklahoma
Posts: 6,020
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I bought a '96 Windstar and a '00 Mercury Mountaineer (Ford Explorer twin). The Windstar was much lower maintenance cost than the '89 Plymouth Grand Voyager it replaced. The Mountaineer has been better yet, and we still have it today. The Windstar, er, um, blew the transmission in 2007 , thus our current Highlander... which has been extremely reliable. They keep getting better and better.
My dad looked at a Maverick, a Nova, and a Vega back in '73. The plan was to drive it a couple of years, then give it to me (high school age driver). He went with the Vega. Big mistake. That aluminum engine was the worst! It needed an overhaul by the time I got it at 76K miles, but you couldn't overhaul it because the head would warp if you took it off. If he had bought one of the others, I might have driven it far longer; as it is, we traded it at 126K for a Mazda GLC.
That Mazda was a good car... except when the accelerator cable stuck in the middle of the Mackinaw Bridge ! There I was, coming down off the suspension bridge, going faster and faster... fortunately I thought to turn off the ignition.
Ah, the memories....
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03-25-2012, 09:33 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: U-Haul 1985
Posts: 3,436
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I heart Fords... even my FORD Focus Wagon!!!! My fav was a 1999 red and white Ford F150 short bed with an 8cyl engine. Man, I still miss that ol truck......
I drive an Escape now. Price was great, love the hands free features, very happy to support Ford.
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03-25-2012, 09:45 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: ,Bigfoot 25 foot plus Surfside 14 foot
British Columbia
Posts: 1,148
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I have owned several cars from the company with the Blew Offal as its logo.
One the the very best cars I ever owned was a '67 Mercury Cougar. My '68 Mustang wasn't bad either, but being a big block 390 it ate ball joints alive!
One thing I did notice in years past (when I worked for places that had company cars) was that the Fords were the same condition at 65,000 miles that the Chryslers were at 40,000 as the Chevs were at 100,000. (I even worked for a place that had some AMCs in the mix, too. We won't speak about those as this is a family site!)
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03-25-2012, 09:46 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,520
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Here's a few Fords I made...( please pardon the scirocco)
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03-25-2012, 09:51 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,697
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Oh Dave... I have a 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback 390 CU with matching numbers in my garage... and it's NOT a Shelby.
Want to make me an offer ?
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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03-25-2012, 10:01 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,520
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BCDave
I have owned several cars from the company with the Blew Offal as its logo.
One the the very best cars I ever owned was a '67 Mercury Cougar. My '68 Mustang wasn't bad either, but being a big block 390 it ate ball joints alive!
One thing I did notice in years past (when I worked for places that had company cars) was that the Fords were the same condition at 65,000 miles that the Chryslers were at 40,000 as the Chevs were at 100,000. (I even worked for a place that had some AMCs in the mix, too. We won't speak about those as this is a family site!)
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I've owned 16 Chevrolets of my own, they all made it to 100,000!
No...not each!
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03-25-2012, 10:03 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: ,Bigfoot 25 foot plus Surfside 14 foot
British Columbia
Posts: 1,148
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Donna:
C6 or 4 spd? What color? If it is a stick and is "Bullitt" Green, I may need to be held back.......
I am just NFG at working on Frod engines but I know a guy who can get 500 plus hp outta one of those ol' FE motors. (I can get that out of a small block Chevy, but still....)
And there is a guy around here with a black '68 440 Charger R/T and......
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03-25-2012, 10:10 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,697
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My neighbor drives (daily) a 440... I'd smoke that sucker! and Steve MaQueens Bullitt was a 68... note the flat horse and corral...
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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03-26-2012, 05:43 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Tim
Trailer: 2006 Casita
New York
Posts: 764
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Hey I'm with you Floyd. I don't have a Ford right now but should I get another American car, it will probably be a Ford. I like the idea that they don't have to borrow money from the government to make the company run properly.
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03-26-2012, 06:08 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 2010
Posts: 5,185
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Hey, I want to know how Floyd got his name in the title... I like Fords too.
In fact, I have four of them
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Well Donna, there we were happy as a clam and way off topic in Carol's thread, picking on Floyd ( after he threatened to do something unnatural to a Taurus). The next thing you know we're not in Kansas anymore. I think Fred came up with the clever title. Raz.
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03-26-2012, 07:18 AM
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Senior Member
Name: john
Trailer: scamp 13
Michigan
Posts: 1,318
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Quote:
Originally Posted by floyd
What's not to like? I've still have a Pinto, one of the ten best cars ever made! IMAO.
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mmmmm pinto station wagon.....(quiver)
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03-26-2012, 07:23 AM
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Senior Member
Name: john
Trailer: scamp 13
Michigan
Posts: 1,318
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oh,,,and as for focus,,, i manage a fleet of 40 cars for the state of michigan. we have right now 23 focus in my fleet. and i will say,,,, if i can keep state drivers from running into stuff with them,,,they give me the least trouble of any car i have had in the last 15 years. about half of them are going on 100,000 miles now and will be replaced in the next few months.
oh,,,P.S. our drivers really don't run into much. we put on over 800,000 miles a year on this fleet and in 15 years have only totaled 3 cars.
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