*nods* when we moved to this coast we loaded a 24' Penske gas van to the 23' mark, hitched a 125" auto dolly to the back, put jenkitty's 123"-wheelbase GMC Sonoma on it, and headed out.
As far as *running*, the Penske was great. Never gave us a hint of trouble. But I'll never rent a *gas* van for the long haul EVER again. The thing had NO torque; in the Texas and NM mesas I had to just floor it and leave it there, we'd come screaming down the back side of a mesa and hit about 75 at the bottom.... and by the time we'd struggle up to the top of the next one, we'd be doing about 35. *sigh* AND... we got a geology lesson in the process! Guess what, friends and neighbors, it's UPHILL, all the way from West Memphis, Arkansas, to just east of Albeqirky [sic], NM.
And then you go DOWN. The eastern base of the Sandias is at 8,000 feet or so at the continental divide, and Albequerque is at 5,000 and change. When it says, TRUCKS 35, it MEANS IT. We saw this IDIOT go screaming by us in an 18-wheeler, and we could see the flames coming off his back brakes. I'm REALLY surprised we didn't see him up the runaway ramp or in a smoking heap at the bottom. Me, I was smart, dropped the tranny into second, and did as I was told. Easy does it. Piece of problem, no cake. :) But next time? I want a diesel.
If there ever is a next time. Maybe moving a bunch of inherited stuff back thisaway...
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As far as *running*, the Penske was great. Never gave us a hint of trouble. But I'll never rent a *gas* van for the long haul EVER again. The thing had NO torque; in the Texas and NM mesas I had to just floor it and leave it there, we'd come screaming down the back side of a mesa and hit about 75 at the bottom.... and by the time we'd struggle up to the top of the next one, we'd be doing about 35. *sigh* AND... we got a geology lesson in the process! Guess what, friends and neighbors, it's UPHILL, all the way from West Memphis, Arkansas, to just east of Albeqirky [sic], NM.
And then you go DOWN. The eastern base of the Sandias is at 8,000 feet or so at the continental divide, and Albequerque is at 5,000 and change. When it says, TRUCKS 35, it MEANS IT. We saw this IDIOT go screaming by us in an 18-wheeler, and we could see the flames coming off his back brakes. I'm REALLY surprised we didn't see him up the runaway ramp or in a smoking heap at the bottom. Me, I was smart, dropped the tranny into second, and did as I was told. Easy does it. Piece of problem, no cake. :) But next time? I want a diesel.
If there ever is a next time. Maybe moving a bunch of inherited stuff back thisaway...