Anyone tow with a Nissan NV 3500 van?
Hi folks... Looking at TVs that can carry a number of people and tow relatively big. The NV with the V8 supposedly will do ~9k towing. Anyone here own one? Like to hear your experiences...
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I don't disagree at all with the fact that the E van is a better towing platform. The new ones with the Torqshift and the V10, with the right axle ratio cannot be beat. I have a friend with a 2V V10 F350 and sometimes I think I'd have done just fine with a V10 truck instead of my 7.3 and had less to think about.
But the fact of the matter is (at least what I've seen) is that the E vans are spartan on the interior and basically stripped of any kind of creature comforts that are even on entry level Ford cars. You cannot get an E van with side curtain airbags for all rows, proper head restraints, etc. (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong). Nissan fills the gap with the NV 3500 in the SL trim for people who just want a little more from their van experience. I think it fills a niche for people with large families who want to pull more than a pop-up or smallish trailer. Which, for all of us who watch our numbers, is all most third row SUVs are good for once you load them with passengers and cargo.
So I was curious if anyone had actually bought one, towed with it, and had some real world weights to share :)
But the fact of the matter is (at least what I've seen) is that the E vans are spartan on the interior and basically stripped of any kind of creature comforts that are even on entry level Ford cars. You cannot get an E van with side curtain airbags for all rows, proper head restraints, etc. (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong). Nissan fills the gap with the NV 3500 in the SL trim for people who just want a little more from their van experience. I think it fills a niche for people with large families who want to pull more than a pop-up or smallish trailer. Which, for all of us who watch our numbers, is all most third row SUVs are good for once you load them with passengers and cargo.
So I was curious if anyone had actually bought one, towed with it, and had some real world weights to share :)
