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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bigdawg90" data-source="post: 4309982" data-attributes="member: 49831">Now in days, my wife and I rent for any long haul trips.I used to carry tools, but we were on a Christmas trip to Spokane when our transmission blew out on our return trip in Klamath Falls Oregon.  It was a 2 y/o Tahoe with only 30k miles.It was a nightmare.  The closest trans shop that wasn’t 4 weeks out was 100 mi away.  Between the tows, the hotels, the flights back and forth, and everything we spent a fortune.Prior to this I figured I could handle most everything.  But I can’t replace a modern transmission without my shop.  And a 1000 mi tow is almost $2k.  Absolute nightmare.We just rented a 3/4 ton power stroke from enterprise for our Florida trip.  On our way the tranny was heating up.  Stopped in Mississippi and swapped it out for a Dodge Cummins.  Cost us nothing extra and the enterprise people helped us reload our luggage and connect our boat.$756 for 9 days and 3800 miles + app $500 in gas.My duramax costs me $.35/mi in maintenance and gas  It would have cost me more to take my diesel. Most people don’t know how much their truck costs to run per mile because they haven’t owned it for 20 years as a daily work vehicle.  4000 miles is 4% of an injector job for me.  About 2% of a fuel pump, 1% of a new radiator, 7% of new tires, 4% of new suspension, 1% of new control arms, 8-10% of brakes depending on your tow load, and a host of other things.  It’s not just an oil change.  Add all that up with an amsoil oil change before I leave and when I come back.  Renting is amazing.  You pick it up and drop it off.</blockquote>

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