Would you tow with a rental truck?

[SCOTTinNJ]

The only downside to renting an f250 is that you wont want to tow with your f150 any longer...

[AShar]

We are in the Bay Area and the AS dealer here rents F-150. You should check with the dealer in your area.

[maa]

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Got the dealership manager this morning at 7 and miraculously truck was fixed at 2PM! So relieved and glad they got it done and we are rolling out tomorrow as planned.

On a side note, Ford Extended Warranty provides $30 a day rental credit for up to 10 days so if we had to rent they would have paid $300 out of a $1,000 or so bill.

[Tom_T]

Originally Posted by maa

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Got the dealership manager this morning at 7 and miraculously truck was fixed at 2PM! So relieved and glad they got it done and we are rolling out tomorrow as planned.

On a side note, Ford Extended Warranty provides $30 a day rental credit for up to 10 days so if we had to rent they would have paid $300 out of a $1,000 or so bill.

Glad to hear that maa!


And $30/day or $300/10 days is helpful!



You might want to go online before you leave to set up an account with Enterprise Commercial/Enterprise Truck Rental just in case, since the account set-up is free. Also go by your local store for them & introduce yourself & your towing needs with ETR as your back-up in emergencies etc.


Safe Travels!

Tom
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PS - Admins - Why is this doubling my double spacing at paragraphs??

Please PM me on why or what I'm doing wrong.

[wildhorses]

Originally Posted by Tom_T

You might want to go online before you leave to set up an account with Enterprise Commercial/Enterprise Truck Rental just in case, since the account set-up is free. Also go by your local store for them & introduce yourself & your towing needs with ETR as your back-up in emergencies etc.

^^What he said! I would recommend it to anyone who tows, especially if your vacation time is precious and you need to have a reliable TV.


BTW - A friend of mine just bought a 2018 Dodge Diesel 2500 - it didn't make it home before the check engine light came on! A Diesel Particulate sensor went bad. Funny thing was, he traded in his BMW Diesel X5? SUV because it's check engine was always coming on. Just goes to show you that new isn't always improved!

[Bilbo]

I've been in the same situation recently and looked into renting. I see no problem with it other than the cost - it was much more expensive than I expected (we were going on a six week trip).

[Tom_T]

Originally Posted by Bilbo

I've been in the same situation recently and looked into renting. I see no problem with it other than the cost - it was much more expensive than I expected (we were going on a six week trip).

However, the cost is relative to actual use over the full year.



If you only used the TV for 6 weeks a year, then the rental cost will be much less than ownership when considering the aggregate of all of the purchase, insurance, maintenance, etc. costs all tolled - unless you have other uses for the vehicle during the other 44 weeks of the year.


At some point buying vs. renting or leasing hits a breakeven point, where it makes more sense to get your own TV plus for whatever other uses you have.



Big trucks & SUVs capable of towing the larger trailers rarely make any sense for commuting to work, unless you're in construction, ranching/farming, etc. where the truck is a necessity.


Just some thoughts on the "must own the TV" theory!



Cheers!
Tom
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[OTRA15]

Originally Posted by Tom_T

. . .
PS - Admins - Why is this doubling my double spacing at paragraphs??

Please PM me on why or what I'm doing wrong.

Are you using Firefox? See this thread:

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f48/...ts-182555.html

It is my understanding that this site is waiting for Firefox to issue a patch for their latest versions of Firefox.

If you post on that other thread, maybe we could get this course correction heading in the right direction.

Thanks,

Peter

[Tom_T]

Originally Posted by OTRA15

Are you using Firefox? See this thread:

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f48/...ts-182555.html

It is my understanding that this site is waiting for Firefox to issue a patch for their latest versions of Firefox.

If you post on that other thread, maybe we could get this course correction heading in the right direction.

Thanks,

Peter

Hi Peter,


I posted over there & am using Win 10 & Firefox 61.0.1, but it appears to have stopped the doubling of the page breaks today, so maybe not a Mozilla issue?


Regular spacing here.


OOPS - Check that, as soon as I post it, it still doubles the 2x page break!



Cheers!
Tom
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