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4 cylinder 5-speed Ranger towing a Cadillac


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Thought I'd make my first post showing this '96 Ranger towing an '09 Cadillac. Total weight well over 4,000 pounds and thats with just a ball in the bumper and 4 cylinder 5-speed truck.

 


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Thought I'd make my first post showing this '96 Ranger towing an '09 Cadillac. Total weight well over 4,000 pounds and thats with just a ball in the bumper and 4 cylinder 5-speed truck.

very nice. don't that just make you proud of your truck?
 

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that's a strange looking dolly the car is on
 

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It's a Tow-N-Stow. It's no wider than the car you are towing and you can take it apart and put it in the trunk when finished.
 

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That must come standard with every new GM purchase.

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i'm proud of that truck for you. i can't believe you didn't rip the bumper off. but then again the 4cylinder couldn't have put that much stress on it haha.
 

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What rear gears does the truck have?


Nice truck, btw. I've got a 95 in the same color:icon_thumby:
 

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:icon_rofl:

What was wrong with the Caddy?
 

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The Cadillac dealer wouldn't do the warranty work and wouldn't put the engine back together either on my '09 CTS unless I paid them ransom. I decided to get it out of there and fix it myself.
 

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Rangers are stout little trucks.

4-Banger Rangers rock!
 

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That must come standard with every new GM purchase.

later,
Dustin
It should. That'd be better than on-star because you wouldn't have to start paying for it after a year.

The Cadillac dealer wouldn't do the warranty work and wouldn't put the engine back together either on my '09 CTS unless I paid them ransom. I decided to get it out of there and fix it myself.
That's pretty piss-poor service. What happened to it.
 

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It needs the timing chains replaced but because the previous owner didn't use Mobil1 they found the engine had a lot of sludge and claimed improper maintainance.
well i claim GM....
 

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the Caddy was comfortable and, more importantly, stable. As for fuel economy, I averaged 14.2 MPG with the trailer hooked on. check the battery for the electric brakes and its cadillac parts.
 
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