Contradicting Tow Vehicle Advise
First off, I'm a newbie here and something of a newbie at RVing so apologies in advance for any transgressions. A brief history: We started with a used 2004 Caravan Micro-Lite and a 2002 Nissan Pat...
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@SouthpawHD - We were looking at the Silvarado 1500 LT with Max Tow which as I understand it is virtually the same as your Sierra. Good to know your experience.
I lived in Europe for over 25 years before coming back to the States and hadn't really looked at an American made vehicle for a long time. I'm a life long car guy. I still think if one is looking for driving performance in a car the US falls a bit short but when it comes to trucks no one does them better. I was impressed by the overall quality and feature set. I also liked the way the sales methods have changed radically. When the salesman understood our specific needs he brought over his manager who actually had extensive knowledge of towing and travel trailers. They are going to send us the build sheet when they locate the specific vehicle matching our needs. They are also going to loan us a demo for a couple of days so we can hook up the trailer and get a first hand trial of how it works with our unit. The nearest weigh station I can find is about 40 miles away ( thanks agesilaus)but I may well make the drive and weigh things up as suggested here before pulling the trigger.
Having said that, all these figures and half the alphabet drive my mind loco. I just want to have a combo that I know is safe and well within it's limits so we can get to the fun part, which is after all the point of the exercise.
I lived in Europe for over 25 years before coming back to the States and hadn't really looked at an American made vehicle for a long time. I'm a life long car guy. I still think if one is looking for driving performance in a car the US falls a bit short but when it comes to trucks no one does them better. I was impressed by the overall quality and feature set. I also liked the way the sales methods have changed radically. When the salesman understood our specific needs he brought over his manager who actually had extensive knowledge of towing and travel trailers. They are going to send us the build sheet when they locate the specific vehicle matching our needs. They are also going to loan us a demo for a couple of days so we can hook up the trailer and get a first hand trial of how it works with our unit. The nearest weigh station I can find is about 40 miles away ( thanks agesilaus)but I may well make the drive and weigh things up as suggested here before pulling the trigger.
Having said that, all these figures and half the alphabet drive my mind loco. I just want to have a combo that I know is safe and well within it's limits so we can get to the fun part, which is after all the point of the exercise.
