Big SUV or truck
Looking for a tow vehicle for our new trailer. 5500# GVWR and tongue weight is around 650# loaded but may be more if we add bikes in our internal bike storage area. I've got 4 options I'm consider...
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APT wrote:
#3. Crew cab 3/4 ton anything back 10 years, gasser. Ford V10 or GM 8.1L if you have any thoughts on getting a larger RV. You'll love having a pickup.
Regarding "Storage in truck difficult for groceries, stroller, kids day to day backpacks, dance bags, etc." - Buy a bed cover. $150-$2000. Mine were $200 and $500 and provided the largest "trunk" ever to keep those things you list dry and safe from wandering eyes. It just isn't climate controlled, but most of the time that's fine. A truck bed provides a great place to keep all the dirty recreational gear too!
Aren't those even bigger? We want something that can fit in the garage and has at least the gas mileage of our MDX.
As for a bed cover, I don't know how I'd get******out of the bed, especially in a bigger truck. The tailgate is already heavy (I liked how the Tundra didn't allow the tailgate to just drop!) and I'm supposed to climb under the cover with heels and a skirt? Or lift the cover off somehow? I'm a tiny woman, I'd need a step stool to get anything out from the sides.
The climate control comment matters as we have snow and cold temps from end of October to at least April. Sometimes May. The brutal temps are for a few less months though but we have -40 and such so all the veggies would be toast on the drive home from Costco.
And doesn't stuff roll around? I've got an $800 stroller that I don't want scratched up. ;)
