understood .... actually all to well understood .... for over 20 years we towed our current camper with a Freightliner Sportchassis .... as a couple of examples, its Mercedes diesel engine held 9 gallons of engine oil .... it got 8 to 9 mpg burning diesel fuel .... for us its largest plus was its ride .... on yearly 3,000+ miles to both Texas and South Dakota its ride made the traveling a pleasure, not a torture .... for us, that more than justified the expenseBrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2026 10:52 am"It will shock you how much difference the maintenance runs when you step over a certain line."
A little unplanned upgrade this morning. Site is working ok it seems.
Our Last New Truck
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You bet.JEBar wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2026 4:21 pmunderstood .... actually all to well understood .... for over 20 years we towed our current camper with a Freightliner Sportchassis .... as a couple of examples, its Mercedes diesel engine held 9 gallons of engine oil .... it got 8 to 9 mpg burning diesel fuel .... for us its largest plus was its ride .... on yearly 3,000+ miles to both Texas and South Dakota its ride made the traveling a pleasure, not a torture .... for us, that more than justified the expenseBrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2026 10:52 am"It will shock you how much difference the maintenance runs when you step over a certain line."
You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
I don't look back at the things I can no longer do, I just look forward to the things I still can.
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.
I don't look back at the things I can no longer do, I just look forward to the things I still can.