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Old 07-08-2008, 06:21 AM   #6
Mr. Adventure
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Originally Posted by Bill View Post
That's quite true - but transmissions are very expensive compared to what you save with an added 4 mpg.

You pays yer money and you takes yer choice.

Bill
Bill,
You've been on this board from way back, and maybe you have some good statistics about transmissions and the real world towing experience that people have had with them. My foggy recollection is that the Chrysler minivans can have fragile transmissions, and I don't remember reading about anybody else telling us that they think they tore up their transmission towing a TrailManor.

But a quick look at Consumer Reports says pretty good things about Toyota transmissions and nothing good about many other TV transmissions, so I'm hoping I have both the extra 4mpg AND the better tranny.

Regards!
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