$7000 to spend on tow vehicle, suggestions?
We bought a 26ft Kingsport trailer. Dry weight is pretty heavy, 6300lbs. I have $7000 to spend for a tow vehicle, so I'm probably looking at about a 8-10yr truck. We have 2 kids to take with us so i...
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In this part of the U.S., where almost half the cars are trucks and the HD trucks get used in agriculture and construction, $5000-7000 will get you a 3/4 ton crew cab work truck about 8-12 years old, with 150,000 to 250,000 miles. If you want 4x4 or diesel, you will pay more or buy older at the higher end of that mileage range. These trucks come on the market when the accountant says they are "used up."
Family trucks, those with fancier trim and more accessories, don't drop to that price level until nearly 10 years old, and have been through several hands.
I am seeing the same age and mileage range, at those prices, for E-350 wagons (Express 3500 is relatively rare, and few 3/4 ton wagons are sold because the difference in price is so small). In the E-350, you might want the V-10 because you will be near the towing limits of the 5.4 V-8, and the V-10 is pretty hard to find in a used wagon.
For cargo vans, I see mostly lower prices, but not less mileage, and an old cargo van is not of much use as a family hauler unless you do the conversion van thing.
Family trucks, those with fancier trim and more accessories, don't drop to that price level until nearly 10 years old, and have been through several hands.
I am seeing the same age and mileage range, at those prices, for E-350 wagons (Express 3500 is relatively rare, and few 3/4 ton wagons are sold because the difference in price is so small). In the E-350, you might want the V-10 because you will be near the towing limits of the 5.4 V-8, and the V-10 is pretty hard to find in a used wagon.
For cargo vans, I see mostly lower prices, but not less mileage, and an old cargo van is not of much use as a family hauler unless you do the conversion van thing.
