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Old 03-06-2014, 01:51 PM
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The Denali HD is quite livable as a daily. I never planned on it being my daily, but it gets used more than anything else. Just shy of 3 yrs old with about 39k miles on it.
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Originally Posted by Spyerx
I am going to go checkout a big GMC next week to satisfy the crazies here, but I'm not sure I can pass mooty's drive test. i can barely drive manual, and definitely not while eating and I don't have cup holders in RS so no drinks but maybe having auto in truck allows me to do the coffee thing at same time. No kids so one less distraction there.

Mooty: 4k for featherlite new? Where?

Featherlite vs. Trailex for open?
send your kids to me, i train them. my kids do not talk or eat in my car. if they want to speak to me in car, write it down in chinese (good practice). if you want to eat, get out. if you want to pee, should have done it at home. pee on your pants, and dont get my car wet. it works.

sorry, my math is high level. it's actually 6000 for featherlight. when you ready, i get it for you.

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you will love the GMC HD duramax....its my favorite car I own

Also check out ATC, they have a new open trailer out

http://www.aluminumtrailer.com/produ...enCarHauler/42

;-)

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My biggest issue with the X5 is the short wheelbase. Doesn't it cause stability issues?!
sure does. but this is a compromise rig.


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Personally - I would get a Touraeg TDI if you want something small otherwise Tahoe Hybrid if you want great MPG when not towing. Otherwise - just suck it up and go big. You will not regret it. !
the hybrid doesn't tow right. flat and downhill sure. uphill, you will be pushing the hybrid and the trailer up the hill.

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I use a Yukon XL Denali - 6.2L. Load leveling suspension with 7900 lbs. tow capacity. The downside is that it avg. 13.2 MPG!! !
XL yukon is great, with captain seat 2nd row even better. 13.2mph is better than what we get on track. i think the RS is 5mpg.
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Old 03-06-2014, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by mooty
the hybrid doesn't tow right. flat and downhill sure. uphill, you will be pushing the hybrid and the trailer up the hill.

XL yukon is great, with captain seat 2nd row even better. 13.2mph is better than what we get on track. i think the RS is 5mpg.
LOL - You sure about the Hybrid. It comes with a 6.0L motor so uphill shouldn't be an issue. Just would be bad MPG. Then again I live in Texas -----> FLATopia!!

5 MPG - Quit your bragging Sonny...... I go 3.8 MPG on my 12C when I took it to TWS!
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Old 03-06-2014, 05:30 PM
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LOL - You sure about the Hybrid. It comes with a 6.0L motor so uphill shouldn't be an issue. Just would be bad MPG. Then again I live in Texas -----> FLATopia!!

5 MPG - Quit your bragging Sonny...... I go 3.8 MPG on my 12C when I took it to TWS!
in TX, you can tow with prius. Mass * Velocity is conserved.

wow, 12c is a winner.
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Old 03-06-2014, 06:28 PM
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.... I go 3.8 MPG on my 12C when I took it to TWS!
Good thing everybody is switching to turbos to increase MPG's......
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Good thing everybody is switching to turbos to increase MPG's......
2005 Cummins is already a turbo.

If you want a diesel, do it for real.
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Been towing with X5s (both first and second gen) using an open trailex for over ten years. They tow beautifully. You don't need a huge pickup to tow with an open light trailer and the brakes on the BMW blow away anything on a pick up/American SUV.

But get the V8. I own a 2013 diesel and it's been in the shop for months with recurrent CELs- definitely a lemon. These are known issues- but BMW sure isn't advertising them.
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Originally Posted by George from MD
Been towing with X5s (both first and second gen) using an open trailex for over ten years. They tow beautifully. You don't need a huge pickup to tow with an open light trailer and the brakes on the BMW blow away anything on a pick up/American SUV.

But get the V8. I own a 2013 diesel and it's been in the shop for months with recurrent CELs- definitely a lemon. These are known issues- but BMW sure isn't advertising them.
Agee that the X5 works fine to tow an open trailer. Bummer about the CEL's. We had two X5 diesels and put 80k miles on them with no issues.
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Originally Posted by George from MD
But get the V8. I own a 2013 diesel and it's been in the shop for months with recurrent CELs- definitely a lemon. These are known issues- but BMW sure isn't advertising them.
How is it a lemon if these are known issues that BMW won't address? Sounds more like a design weakness. Our X5D had no major problems but I know of another person who's had the car in the shop more than at home.
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It's a lemon because it's been in the shop for months. It has design issues (presumably) because according to the service advisor, they've have X5ds with similar issues and they're working with BMW to solve them. I'm disappointed because I thought the car would be a very reliable 100K no brainer (as my other X5s have been). It's barely over a year old and has visited the shop six times for this issue alone.
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Originally Posted by George from MD
. It's barely over a year old and has visited the shop six times for this issue alone.
What year and what is the issue?
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I vote for the "arrive and drive" option like I did this weekend.
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Old 03-10-2014, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by usctrojanGT3
I vote for the "arrive and drive" option like I did this weekend.
Baller.

FAST BALLER at that.
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^ u missed my PM. u need to move fastah....
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Old 03-10-2014, 12:05 PM
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^ u missed my PM. u need to move fastah....
crap... looking... was trying to keep it on track all weekend
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