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[RC] Girly Trucks - katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxIf I were making a switch from stick shift to automatic, I would get one with the Allison Transmission (I have one myself and can recommend it, I would RATHER have had a stick shift, but that option is not available in California with the Diesel engine). That means Chevy or GMC. You don't have to ride the brakes going down hill, even with the trailer on the back, loaded. My 2500 HD is plenty of truck for pulling my 16' gn stock trailer fully loaded (GVWR 14,000 lbs). It is a regular cab w/ a utility bed on the back (i.e. not a "girly" truck, but you could leave off the utility bed and maybe achieve what you want:)). My only complaints about the Allison transmission are that it doesn't shift UP at the same time I would in all situations, and it downshifts going down some hills if I don't give the truck any gas (I don't want to accelerate, but I don't want it to downshift either), also it is less responsive in traffic, and it pisses me off that I HAD to pay a huge sum of money for it, only for it to cost me in gas mileage as well. In 2003 when I bought it, neither the Ford nor the Dodge automatic transmissions could hold a candle to the Allison transmission. I don't know what they have out now. kat Orange County, Calif. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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