From: "John Oellrich" 

David,

The '71 Olds Custom Cruiser was a decent tow vehicle for a car, but nowhere
in the class of the Suburban. Its engine allowed to pull a lot of weight,
but...

*) Wheelbase too short, trailer has too much leverage.

*) Rear suspension to soft

*) 2-wheel, rear, drive (not good when trying to haul a boat on a trailer up
a slippery ramp.

--
john

oellrich{at}earthlink.net


"David N. Barnett"  wrote in message
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> On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:48:44 -0500, "John Oellrich"
>  wrote in message :
>
> | The fact that a Suburban is such an excellent tow vehicle (and it
> | is, handled hauling my boat with aplomb) puts it solidly in truck
country.
>
> So a '71 Olds Custom Cruiser with a 455 is in truck country too?
>
> Of friggin' course a Suburban would have the towing abilities of a
> truck, since it's a station wagon passenger car built on a truck
> chassis.
>
> --dnb
>

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