Did 480mi yesterday towing the ~6700 pound boat, and I continue to be pleased with the 3.5EB and max tow F-150 package. Climbing in elevation and the speed limit in northern Michigan is 75mph, in 5th that is 2500RPM, good for 420FP. Cruise control holds with almost no downshifts.
Mikeage sucks, but gas trucks suck while towing.
I'm not sure how people live in cities with on street parking. We visit relatives that live in a very old city neighborhood. They share a driveway with an apt. They have off street parking (barely) for their two compact vehicles but if anyone visits they have to park on the street. I hate that and one of the reasons I don't like going there. When everyone parks on the street there's only room for one vehicle to use the street. People have to back up or find a space to get to the curb. Streets are maybe 30' wide. 30' was the standard right of way width here 100 years ago for country roads and city streets.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
It’s like anything else, pros and cons.
When we visited Ballard, outside of Seattle, we had a rental car and the parking was pretty much all on-street like you describe where it chokes the street down to one lane, resulting in some pretty entertaining gymnastics.
But, we also didn’t really need the car much. And the parking situation helped convince us to walk distances that we’d likely have otherwise driven, and I thoroughly enjoyed those walks.
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Does the above offend? If you have paid to be here, you can click here to put it in context.
I used to live in the Greenwood neighborhood in the 70's. Where I lived the city had not yet built sidewalks. We were about 3 blocks from a shopping center. Those neighborhoods have a strong appeal to people under 40 but not many can afford it. Relatives of mine moved out of Seattle a few years ago because they couldn't afford the rent. The relatives I mentioned above live in Bellingham in one of the oldest neighborhoods in that city. They can walk to the city center and waterfront. A half a dozen cafes/restaurants and taverns within walking distance.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.