Toy Hauler / Tow vehicle help picking out
Ok, let me start by saying this will be my first toyhauler, however defenitely not my first time hauling. Pulled some heavy boats.
We are selling my lake house and considering getting a toyhauler instead of a lake property since we can go where ever we want with a toy hauler. Only downside to this is obviously on a lake home your home value typically stays the same or goes up were as on a toy hauler it decreases. Also, we wont be able to tow our boat and a toy hauler because we have a big boat (~7,500 pounds loaded and 24')
Here are my needs:
1) truck: 2500 or 3500 style truck perferably newer. I will not buy a Dual tire truck simply because I will use this truck as my everyday vehicle as well, and im in sales so having a standard single row tire is much easier day to day.
2) considering I will be getting a 2500/3500 single row tire truck, what are my toy hauler options? see below for toy hauler specs I want
Toy hauler specs needed
1) Perfer to be atleast a 12' garage. I will be hauling polaris rzr in the back, a motorcycle at times, and the hope is to have enough room (12' garage should work) to put my jet ski in the RV so we can take it to the lake with us since we cant tow the boat with the RV
Note: if a 10' garage works with keeping the sliding glass doors open then maybe thats a option
2) I want a seperate garage space
3) As nice and as long as possible that will still be safe for be to drive with a 250 or a 350. I think the tow rating on those are 16k for a 5th wheel.
4) Price is not as big of an issue since we are using this to replace our lakehome. And I know most MSRP numbers are a joke, I know several folks that get 30-35% off MSRP.
I am in houston, but willing to travel to get the right toyhauler for me if texas doesnt sell it.
We are selling my lake house and considering getting a toyhauler instead of a lake property since we can go where ever we want with a toy hauler. Only downside to this is obviously on a lake home your home value typically stays the same or goes up were as on a toy hauler it decreases. Also, we wont be able to tow our boat and a toy hauler because we have a big boat (~7,500 pounds loaded and 24')
Here are my needs:
1) truck: 2500 or 3500 style truck perferably newer. I will not buy a Dual tire truck simply because I will use this truck as my everyday vehicle as well, and im in sales so having a standard single row tire is much easier day to day.
2) considering I will be getting a 2500/3500 single row tire truck, what are my toy hauler options? see below for toy hauler specs I want
Toy hauler specs needed
1) Perfer to be atleast a 12' garage. I will be hauling polaris rzr in the back, a motorcycle at times, and the hope is to have enough room (12' garage should work) to put my jet ski in the RV so we can take it to the lake with us since we cant tow the boat with the RV
Note: if a 10' garage works with keeping the sliding glass doors open then maybe thats a option
2) I want a seperate garage space
3) As nice and as long as possible that will still be safe for be to drive with a 250 or a 350. I think the tow rating on those are 16k for a 5th wheel.
4) Price is not as big of an issue since we are using this to replace our lakehome. And I know most MSRP numbers are a joke, I know several folks that get 30-35% off MSRP.
I am in houston, but willing to travel to get the right toyhauler for me if texas doesnt sell it.
