On Thu Apr-26-2012 07:49, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 RW> 26 Apr 12 07:28, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:

 RN> What I mean to say is the XL and even the Suburban ride like they
 RN> have air suspension.  The Tahoe rides like my '84 Chevy 3/4 tom.  (-:

 RW> Suburbans and XLs weigh a lot more than a Tahoe...thus the 'soft'
 RW> ride of the burbs.

The Yukon XL doesn't look that much bigger than a Tahoe.  Of course, if I
believed everything my SIL tells me, I'd have to be a loonę.  (-:

 RN> You added a third tank?  I know it's over 400 miles one-way, so did
 RN> you do that because you didn't want to stop?

 RW> No. The 72s still had the in-cab 25gal tank...the first owner had
 RW> the dealer installed option of two saddle tanks installed. Total
 RW> capacity was a  bit over 57 gals...Even if the engine got a low of
 RW> 10mpg, the mileage range was 570 miles. With an Alaskan (crank-up
 RW> collapsible) camper on back, it got 14mpg when the wind was from
 RW> the back. During 'Santana' high winds out of the desert stopping
 RW> 18wheelers and pickups with campers from taking I-8 down the side
 RW> of the mountains to El Centro, the Alaskan camper was allowed to
 RW> continue because of its low profile.

Ah!  I don't know why, but I misread your message or thought you meant a
1982 model and not a 1972.  I would have realized right away what my
mistake was.


Regards,

Roger 
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