Recent content by just James

I had to use the brakes occasionally, but not what I would call excessively. Maybe it is fine, but I can't stand the sound of the engine turning more than about 4,200rpm. At times, I would turn the cruise off when descending hills to keep the transmission from downshifting further than I wanted.

Mine is a 2014. Great commuter car. I consistently get 42-43mpg.

What's weird is that I have a Fiat 500 that I commute to work in, and the mileage that it displays is absolutely spot on with hand calculations.

The little woman and I just got home yesterday from a 2,200 mile trip pulling our 24ft enclosed cargo trailer. We had our street bikes and a few other things in the trailer. Gross combined weight was 13,000lbs. The trip was from southern Oregon to southern Utah and back. Very mountainous terrain...

Thanks. It is a pretty basic trailer, but seems to be well built. It is an Interstate Victory. Of course they use cheap off brand tires, and my only complaint so far is that they didn't even balance them. We could feel a little bit of vibration on the way home. I am going to pull the wheels...

Bought this trailer this past weekend, primarily to haul our motorcycles, but I am sure that it will get used for a lot of other stuff. Yeah, I know that I don't need a 24 foot trailer for a couple of motorcycles, but it should be handy non the less. It weighs about 3,700 pounds empty, and it...

13'6".

That 6.4 pulled that trailer really well, but it did make me wish that I owned an oil well, and a refinery. Would a diesel pull it more efficiently? Of course, but 90% of the miles on that pickup have been accumulated while driving around empty.

Yeah, and it isn't going to be hauled around much, hopefully.

Well we headed out a couple of days ago from southern Oregon to southern Utah pulling the rv trailer that my daughter has dubbed "the barn door". I weighed the pickup by itself with most of the stuff that we were going to pack in it, and myself in it. It was F4,040, and R3,300. After hooking up...

But I suspect that the destination would be altered.

Yeah, that is what I thought you meant. If that truck and trailer combo gets up to 70mph, you can rest assured that it ain't me driving. Lol

I picked up some 15w40 diesel motor oil to put in it for the trip. That should help it to pull like a Cummins. That was a joke, for those of you about to start typing.

IIRC, it was just over 3,000.

That porch is on the back. And yeah, I plan to limit my speed to 60mph max.