Vehicle advise...

[whitewaterguy]

Jeep wrangler can not tow for sh*t since the wheel base is so short, I think my honda civic is rated to tow bigger loads than my previous car; a jeep wrangler.

A 4 door wranglers wheelbase is sufficiently long to tow most crap urban folks carry

 

[Ceiling Cat]

I'm sure these are base model, basic 2 door, probably no features. Both my dad and my wife's dad have 4 door XTR's and they are very nice, but I doubt they are on 350/month leases.

It is the 2 year lease that is unheard of that makes me think they have more of these vehicles than they know what to do with.

 

[DanJ]

One option I forgot is to get an F150 and have a dual fuel Propane option. Propane is about 1/2 the price of gasoline. So you will get rid of one car, keep your fuel costs roughly the same and you can write of the conversion kit since it is a business expense. DONE!!!Another option is a used Mercedes ML350 CDi that can pull a boat like that quite easily and still get around 25 mpg...

My company used to use propane. Mileage sucks. It's cleaner burning, but you don't really save anything.

 

[anon1]

My company used to use propane. Mileage sucks. It's cleaner burning, but you don't really save anything.

Ditto

 

[nottyboi]

My company used to use propane. Mileage sucks. It's cleaner burning, but you don't really save anything.

The milage is less then half of gasoline? If its 20% less you are still saving quite a bit.

 

[nottyboi]

here is the EPA numbers for the Ford 150 dual fuel.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byfuel/BifuelLPG2004.shtml

 

[caldave]

depending on how much you want to spend and the cost of fuel/diesel in your area either Ford F150 Ecoboost or Ram 1500 Ecodiesel. Considering anything else is a waste of time imo if you want some towing capacity and reasonable fuel mileage.

 

[JohnHenry]

I'm not really into domestics or mundane cars but I do like the Ford Flex ecoboost.

I like it too. Has AWD, can tow 4500 lbs, and 365hp. The only thing I wasn't able to easily find out is if a 4x8 sheet of plywood will lay on the floor with the back seats out.

 

[SexyFriendsTO]

Fun yes, reliable? Hell no!

I had a brand new Wrangler for over three years and never had it break on me on the trail. The only problem that I ever had was hitting a deer on the way to offroading event and it ruined my suspension. After that I started getting "death shakes" when I would hit couple of small bumps on the road going about 50 km/h. Went for alignments and tried fixing but couldn't figure out the problem. Thats why I had to get rid of it. Damn dear.

 

[DanJ]

I like it too. Has AWD, can tow 4500 lbs, and 365hp. The only thing I wasn't able to easily find out is if a 4x8 sheet of plywood will lay on the floor with the back seats out.

Found this quote on fordflex.net

"You can fit 8' with the seats flat - and we fit a 10' 2x4 with the front passenger flat as well. A 4'x8' does NOT fit... not even diagonally. (I was very sad to figure this out a week after buying the flex) However... it can tow a trailer that they'll fit on, so that'll be my option should I become a homeowner again."