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10-04-2017, 12:00 AM
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#41
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: O town, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 "Lightning"
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Originally Posted by rubicon327
Wouldn’t it be a 23?
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My tin foil hat theory is that Bigfoot made a 25 so Reace should too.
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10-04-2017, 07:03 AM
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#42
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Seattle, Washington
Trailer: Escape 19'
Posts: 105
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Thank you, that is really helpful. We will be buying used, and are now also researching "which year".
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10-04-2017, 08:20 AM
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#43
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Signal Mountain (Chattanooga), Tennessee
Trailer: Escape 21 November 2014; 2022 GMC 1500 3.0L
Posts: 681
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Cylinders or torque rating
We used to always focus on the number of cylinders as an indicator of towing capability. The better gauge is the engine's torque rating. Our 2003 V6 4Runner has 283 lb/ft of torque. The Toyota V8s of that vintage had only slightly more. We towed 20,000 miles with that 283 lb/ft and it did fine, sort of.
Our current Ram V6 diesel has 420lb/ft. The mid-sized GM Colorado/Canyon 4 cylinder diesel has 369 lb/ft.
The Ford V6 3.5 liter V6 turbo gas engine now has upper 400's, maybe 480 lb/ft.
The newer vehicles are now coming with 6, 8, and even 10 gear transmissions, which allow the perfect gear more than older vehicles.
Torque's the main thing. Gas engines generally give their best torque at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm's and automotive diesels at 1500 to 3000 rpm. Those with gas engines can plan on hearing engines doing what they're designed for. It just makes a little rev-Ing sound.
Have fun test driving. That's my favorite part. Drive them all.
Bill
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10-04-2017, 08:22 AM
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#44
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Galesville, Wisconsin
Trailer: 2017 21 "Blue II" & 2017 Highlander XLE (previously 2010 17B "Blue" & 2008 Tacoma)
Posts: 4,234
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill and Earline
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Have fun test driving. That's my favorite part. Drive them all.
Bill
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All excellent points by our reining Torque Contest Champion!
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10-04-2017, 08:27 AM
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#45
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Trailer: 2018 21'
Posts: 152
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B-P
I pay relatively close attention to automotive transmission technology, and I don't recall ever seeing a transmission that can't be shifted down (from the automatic selection) in individual gear ratio steps. [....]
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Brian, in general, I agree it is odd to not have this control. However, I was surprised when I bought a 2007 Honda Odyssey a number of years ago to tow my scamp 13' and found that although you can choose D (5th) and 1,2,3 you can not select 4th gear. While not fatal and the Odyssey is a great all around vehicle, I did miss that feature numerous times. I made sure my F150 did not have that same surprise.
I also agree that the integrated tow control is a very nice feature. The additional information provided by the vehicle allows for better decisions. However, in my experience it is implemented better in some vehicles than others. In fact it can be done badly enough (not terrible, but not great either) that I would prefer an aftermarket prodigy P3 to the factory option.
Perhaps I misunderstood your comment, but I am adding my experience to the discussion. YMMV.
Eric
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10-04-2017, 09:11 AM
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#46
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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I love hearing my engine rev to 6500 and it runs best in the 4000 rpm, but I still get 24 mpg when driving....but towing, it does not!
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10-04-2017, 12:11 PM
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#47
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17A
Posts: 2,347
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ericw
Brian, in general, I agree it is odd to not have this control. However, I was surprised when I bought a 2007 Honda Odyssey a number of years ago to tow my scamp 13' and found that although you can choose D (5th) and 1,2,3 you can not select 4th gear. While not fatal and the Odyssey is a great all around vehicle, I did miss that feature numerous times.........................
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I have the same situation with our 2011 Honda Pilot, and it's the one thing I don't like about an otherwise great vehicle. Button on the shifter locks out 4 & 5, leaving you with 1,2,3; or you can pull it out of D into 2, or into 1.
On the highway towing, at about 62 mph, it wants to hunt between 4th and 5th. Arghhhh!
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10-04-2017, 12:16 PM
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#48
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Trailer: 2018 21'
Posts: 152
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dfandrews
I have the same situation with our 2011 Honda Pilot, and it's the one thing I don't like about an otherwise great vehicle. Button on the shifter locks out 4 & 5, leaving you with 1,2,3; or you can pull it out of D into 2, or into 1.
On the highway towing, at about 62 mph, it wants to hunt between 4th and 5th. Arghhhh!
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I agree. I end up driving without cruise 99% of the time for this exact reason so I can limit the hunting and maximize gas mileage. However, when you are driving across the country that gets a little old.
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10-04-2017, 12:40 PM
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#49
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Seattle, Washington
Trailer: Escape 19'
Posts: 105
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When we were towing our Casita, with 15 inch trailer tires, we were told to stay under the 60 mph speed rating for the tires. Are the Escape tires rated for a higher speed? That would make me deliriously happy!
BTW, though I am the little woman in our family, I am the car and trailer person and do 95% of the driving. One of our most charming memories is my husband being complimented for teaching me to back up after. Of course we did not correct the the person who commented.
This thread is really helpful. Thank you, all.
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10-04-2017, 01:02 PM
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#50
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Here is chart for Carlisle tires. How's 81 mph?
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10-04-2017, 02:24 PM
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#51
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by egraham
When we were towing our Casita, with 15 inch trailer tires, we were told to stay under the 60 mph speed rating for the tires. Are the Escape tires rated for a higher speed?
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Escape trailer tires never had a 60 mph speed rating... and the Casita probably didn't either. The default speed rating for Special Trailer (ST) tires - of any brand - is 65 mph if not specifically indicated otherwise. In the past few years some ST tires (including the Carlisles now used by Escape) have started to appear with higher ratings, as gbaglo showed above.
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10-04-2017, 03:24 PM
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#52
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,146
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B-P
Escape trailer tires never had a 60 mph speed rating... and the Casita probably didn't either. The default speed rating for Special Trailer (ST) tires - of any brand - is 65 mph if not specifically indicated otherwise. In the past few years some ST tires (including the Carlisles now used by Escape) have started to appear with higher ratings, as gbaglo showed above.
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This made me curious as to what the Maxxis M8008 is on our trailer.
Found this on another forum which is directly from Maxxis:
"The Maxxis M8008 ST Radial is "Q" speed rated. However, according to the Tire and Rim Association, the U.S. tire industry specification authority, inflation pressures and load specifications in general for any ST Radial trailer tires, without a service description, regardless of the manufacturer, are designed and rated at 65 MPH. If the speed is higher than 65 MPH, the pressure and load need to be adjusted according to the following guidelines:
From 66 to 75 MPH – the tire inflation pressure needs to increase 10 PSI (not to exceed the maximum PSI the tire is rated for) but requires no load adjustment.
From 76 to 85 MPH – the tire inflation pressure needs to increase 10 PSI (not to exceed the maximum PSI the tire is rated for) and load should be reduced by 10%.
We hope this information is helpful. Thanks for your inquiry and interest in Maxxis Tires."
Learned something new.
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10-04-2017, 10:57 PM
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#53
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327
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"The Maxxis M8008 ST Radial is "Q" speed rated..."
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Nice.
Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327
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"... according to the Tire and Rim Association, the U.S. tire industry specification authority, inflation pressures and load specifications in general for any ST Radial trailer tires, without a service description, regardless of the manufacturer, are designed and rated at 65 MPH. If the speed is higher than 65 MPH, the pressure and load need to be adjusted according to the following guidelines:
From 66 to 75 MPH – the tire inflation pressure needs to increase 10 PSI (not to exceed the maximum PSI the tire is rated for) but requires no load adjustment.
From 76 to 85 MPH – the tire inflation pressure needs to increase 10 PSI (not to exceed the maximum PSI the tire is rated for) and load should be reduced by 10%..."
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I'm not trying to start an argument here (although that is the usual result of mentioning this in a forum), but this means that an Escape with the tires inflated to the maximum pressure listed on the sidewall (as Escape recommends) already has a tire speed rating of substantially higher than 65 mph.
For instance, an Escape 19' has a GVWR of 5000 pounds, so with four tires it needs less than (because some of that would be tongue weight) 1250 pounds of capacity per tire. An ST205/75R15 tire only needs 26 PSI of inflation to have this much capacity, or 1389 pounds of capacity to have enough capacity if the tire's capacity is reduced by 10%. An ST205/75R15 tire only needs 32 PSI of inflation to have 1389 pounds of capacity, so at 42 PSI it meets the pressure and load adjustments described by Maxxis. A Load Range C tire inflated to its maximum of 50 PSI would be inflated more than enough for 85 mph service.
Of course, to accept this speed rating, one would need to accept the validity of the standard load-inflation tables, as well as the quoted information from the Tire & Rim Association (which created the ST, LT, and P standards)... but many members of trailer forums chose not to accept either.
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10-04-2017, 11:03 PM
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#54
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia
Trailer: 2024 Bigfoot 21RB
Posts: 254
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The smaller size, lightness, durability and ability to be towed with a mid sized SUV is what attracted us to Escape 19. Escape Industries state on their website " With a dry weight of only 2510lbs, the Escape 19’ has been designed specifically for mid-sized vehicles such as SUVs and mid-sized trucks with a V6 engine or a minimum towing capacity of 5000lbs."
While a larger truck or SUV would tow it more easily a midsize SUV with a towing capacity of 5,000 lbs works well too.
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10-05-2017, 08:08 AM
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#55
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,146
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gharper
The smaller size, lightness, durability and ability to be towed with a mid sized SUV is what attracted us to Escape 19. Escape Industries state on their website " With a dry weight of only 2510lbs, the Escape 19’ has been designed specifically for mid-sized vehicles such as SUVs and mid-sized trucks with a V6 engine or a minimum towing capacity of 5000lbs."
While a larger truck or SUV would tow it more easily a midsize SUV with a towing capacity of 5,000 lbs works well too.
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I agree in concept, but that weight you quoted is for a classic 19 before options. The newer 19's are heavier and that statement on the website is outdated and needs to be qualified. The numbers below are also with empty tanks. I know most don't travel with full tanks, but if they did this adds over 600 lbs. A full fresh water tank alone is about 230 lbs. Adding the overhead A/C is 100 lbs right there.
This is from ETI website FAQ's which more accurately sums it up.
"What tow vehicle is needed to pull an Escape?
On average, most Escape customers carry about 800lbs – 1,000lbs of cargo with them when they travel and add about 200lbs – 300lbs of options to their Escape Travel Trailer.
Therefore, the
- 17′ Escape, Plan A with a dry weight of 1,970lbs will travel fully loaded at approximately 2,970lbs.
- 17′ Escape, Plan B (Bathroom) with a dry weight of 2,400lbs will travel fully loaded at approximately 3,400lbs.
- 19′ Escape, with a dry weight of 2,950lbs will travel fully loaded at approximately 4,100lbs.
- 21′ Escape, with a dry weight of 3,210lbs will travel fully loaded at approximately 4,510lbs.
- Escape 5.0TA with a dry weight of 3,885lbs will travel fully loaded at approximately 5,185lbs.
Depending on the Escape Travel Trailer you are interested in towing, your tow vehicle should have a towing capacity of between 4,000lbs for the 17′ and up to 5,500lbs for the Escape 5.0TA Fifth Wheel.
Please note these weights can vary depending on several variables therefore we encourage you to allow for a safety margin between the estimated towing weight of any Escape trailer and the towing capacity of your tow vehicle."
I'm not at all disagreeing with you. Just pointing out that with a 5,000 lb towing capacity with a 19 you will have less margin than one thinks.
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10-05-2017, 10:36 AM
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#56
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: In my Escape...full time. Currently in Maine, Maine
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19
Posts: 204
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[QUOTE=rubicon327;218791 The newer 19's are heavier and that statement on the website is outdated and needs to be qualified.....
I'm not at all disagreeing with you. Just pointing out that with a 5,000 lb towing capacity with a 19 you will have less margin than one thinks.[/QUOTE]
Yep, this is what I'm a bit concerned about in thinking about a 2017 19. Not much real world data out there yet regarding weight and, especially, tongue weight with typical loading. My Highlander is rated 5000# weight and 500# tongue weight. Still looking for a classic 19 ;-)
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10-05-2017, 10:55 AM
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#57
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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My Classic 21 had 500# tongue weight with 50% full rear fish tank and packed for 2 weeks on the road. My new style 19 comes in at 450# with the dual 6ers in the box, propane and 50% fresh water fill in rear. My classic 21 weighed 3800#, my new style 19 comes in 300# less, again packed for 2 weeks on the road
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10-05-2017, 10:59 AM
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#58
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: In my Escape...full time. Currently in Maine, Maine
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19
Posts: 204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
My Classic 21 had 500# tongue weight with 50% full rear fish tank and packed for 2 weeks on the road. My new style 19 comes in at 450# with the dual 6ers in the box, propane and 50% fresh water fill in rear. My classic 21 weighed 3800#, my new style 19 comes in 300# less, again packed for 2 weeks on the road
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Hey, thanks, that is very useful info! Will be loaded for months on the road but probably not a lot different than for 2 weeks ;-)
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10-05-2017, 11:09 AM
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#59
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ponoka, Alberta
Trailer: 2016 19 classic "outta sight", jeep rubicon unlimited
Posts: 1,645
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
My Classic 21 had 500# tongue weight with 50% full rear fish tank and packed for 2 weeks on the road. My new style 19 comes in at 450# with the dual 6ers in the box, propane and 50% fresh water fill in rear. My classic 21 weighed 3800#, my new style 19 comes in 300# less, again packed for 2 weeks on the road
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A build in fish tank ? Awesome!!! That's what I want too...!!
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10-05-2017, 11:55 AM
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#60
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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You gettin fresh with me....
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