Towing Capability

4x4ord wrote:

Dave E wrote:

amxpress wrote:

lol at the 3/4 ton guys who have to "justify" their purchase

I don't need to justify buying my 2500 (f250). That's all I could afford at the time and it fit my needs, as it still does.
I don't give a R.A. about if others don't like it or have a problem with it.

exactly

I agree that it matters nothing what others think. The thing I see as a shame is that there is little difference in price going from a 3/4 ton HD truck to a 1 ton SRW so why bother with the 3/4 ton. The other thing that people find surprising is that in many cases a dually is cheaper than a SRW. In the case of the new Ford, the 20" wheel option is more costly than is the dually package. So to think you are saving money by purchasing a less capable truck might be the result of lack of information. There are reasons to buy a 1 ton SRW over a dually but saving money on the purchase price is hardly a good one. I know of no good reason to purchase a 3/4 ton HD over a 1 ton SRW.

If only it were that black and white. I wanted an F-350...but was glad I called the insurance company before I purchased. Because it has a GVWR of over 10,000 lbs, the state of NC forces me into a commercial policy. It would have been $1,200 more per year than the F-250. Since we camp about 36-40 nites per year, and this truck needs to be my daily driver, that $1,200 extra was too much considering my truck tows only 10% of the time I drive it. If insurance were the same, I'd have gotten the 350. But instead bought the 250 and that first year's savings of $1,200 more than paid for my air bags that the softer 250 suspension needed help with. Just economics for me.