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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich
The V-10 for most people, does well to pull a small trailer, maybe with a very light car and not much in the trailer (certainly not a gold cart, a tool box of any consequence, and spares), and get 4-6 MPG. It won't pull it real well, and it won't get any sort of reasonable fuel mileage doing it. The transmission, usually an electronic over drive version of the C-6, doesn't seem to work well or last long.
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Total missinformation Alan!
The early V-10 circa 1998-2002 had some spark plug tossing issues and were down on power.
They got much better in 2003 and have been improved every year since.
Anything from 2005 up has very good power and fuel economy.
A cold air kit and exhaust upgrade does WONDERS as well.
The FoMoCo 4R100, E4OD, 5R110, 5R110W electronic transmissions are exceptionally reliable when properly serviced at appropriate intervals and share nothing in common with a C-6.
Our crew cab which most everyone has seen has one of those transmissions.
It has pulled our two car trailer coast to coast and border to border.
180K miles and still going strong. ATF is changed religeously every 12K miles.
Unk,
If I were you I would look for a class "A". You will be much happier in the long run.
This comes from a family who started out with a class "C".
If you start looking now in the Florida and Arizona markets you will find something affordable.
There is a HUGE glut of used units in those states.
Lots, and lots of retired people who bought them, didn't use them much, and then settled in those states desperatly want out of them.
You would be shocked if you knew what we paid for our 40K mile 32 foot class "A" last year in Florida.
Contact me or Beth for more info if you like.