7-8 seat tow Vehicle?
Can you please recommend me a good 7-8 seat tow Vehicle with towing capacity over 6000lb? Thanks.
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Any other restrictions? Budget? New/used? For large family RVing, few half tons have all the ratings (towing/payload/receiver) for much more than the 6000 pounds you mentioned. All the current full sized have tons have tow ratings over 8000 pounds, but one or more rating will be exceeded when towing an 8000 pound RV with 7-8 people inside the vehicle.
For new, you really only have full sized vans. GM has the Chevy Express and GMC Savana vans. Standard is the 6.0L gas engine and optional Duramax diesel. Tow rating is about 10,000 pounds with enough payload to handle a family and RV. Nissan has the NV passenger van with about 8500 pounds of tow rating and good payload. I'm not sure what the receiver limits are, though.
Used, you have the GM 1-ton vans as well as Ford E350 van. Vans have aweful resale value, so they are much cheaper than SUVs of same age/condition. The 2008-2013 Suburban and Yukon XL 3/4 ton SUVs with about 2100 pounds of payload, but 1000 pound receiver limit. That's about 8000 pound loaded TT. If you want higher than 8000 pounds loaded TT and and SUV, then you need to go back to 2000-2005 Ford Excursion or 2000-2006 GM Suburban/Yukon XL 3/4 tons.
Another option is taking two vehicles. New and Used pickups are plentiful for towing 10k+ pounds, but not carrying so many people. A regular cab 3/4 ton pickup can be had for pretty cheap, plus a minivan or other favorite people hauler. I see many people so that in Michigan. 500 mile or less round trips isn't too much extra cost to take a second vehicle.
For new, you really only have full sized vans. GM has the Chevy Express and GMC Savana vans. Standard is the 6.0L gas engine and optional Duramax diesel. Tow rating is about 10,000 pounds with enough payload to handle a family and RV. Nissan has the NV passenger van with about 8500 pounds of tow rating and good payload. I'm not sure what the receiver limits are, though.
Used, you have the GM 1-ton vans as well as Ford E350 van. Vans have aweful resale value, so they are much cheaper than SUVs of same age/condition. The 2008-2013 Suburban and Yukon XL 3/4 ton SUVs with about 2100 pounds of payload, but 1000 pound receiver limit. That's about 8000 pound loaded TT. If you want higher than 8000 pounds loaded TT and and SUV, then you need to go back to 2000-2005 Ford Excursion or 2000-2006 GM Suburban/Yukon XL 3/4 tons.
Another option is taking two vehicles. New and Used pickups are plentiful for towing 10k+ pounds, but not carrying so many people. A regular cab 3/4 ton pickup can be had for pretty cheap, plus a minivan or other favorite people hauler. I see many people so that in Michigan. 500 mile or less round trips isn't too much extra cost to take a second vehicle.
