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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 09:05 PM
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I have towed 2.5k loads in the past, but this is the first with roughly 6.5k lbs. Drove from Abq, NM to Denver, CO and got over 15 mpg to boot. Loving the ecoboost, it is a towing beast. I ran it at 70mph on the flats and down the hills, dropped it to 60-65mph climbing...took the Raton pass like a champ! Never came out of 6th gear except on the steeper grades and controlling downhill decents. The RAS absorbed all the bumps...actually felt more controlled with a load than when unloaded.

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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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Nice SSP. 89 model? Show it much?
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Old Jul 22, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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Pretty good mpg for towing considering all those hills along the way. Loved the torque of my eb on all those hills too.
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Yeah, good stuff. The stang is an 89 and it doesnt run too well right now. In the process of replacing just about everything
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 10:18 PM
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Should you need a reproduction window sticker for the stang let me know. I've been doing them on the side for years...
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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Copy. Thanks 93Cobra#2771
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Old Jul 27, 2012 | 12:15 AM
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nice ssp, I have a coupe myself, nothing quite like driving a fox with the windows down
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Old Jul 27, 2012 | 11:56 AM
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Did someone say fox body?



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Old Jul 27, 2012 | 03:38 PM
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Yes, yes indeed I did

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Old Jul 28, 2012 | 12:48 AM
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Gotta love the fox body
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