[VAC] recommendation for tow vehicle

[harriswest <harriswest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You'll want to Get a V8, automatic.  This is not to say that the '86
wagoneer is the right vehicle for you, you may want something else
similarly equipped.

If you happen to run across a truck with a large-displacement STRAIGHT
six, say 300 cu in or so (4.9L), it may be ideal for you.  These engines
were long-stroke, low-RPM, with very high torque and got somewhat better
mileage than the 8's but I think most mfrs stopped using them in the
mid-1980's.  The V6's are *not* equivalent - they are short-stroke,
zippy, high HP engines that passenger car drivers love - but without the
pulling power of an old straight-six.  Don't let a salesman tell you
otherwise...

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Mike Harris
Austin, TX