F150 5.0 vs Tundra
Good Morning! I have a Springdale 260TBL that checks in a 4890 Dry. We have been towing it with a crew cab GMC 1500 with the 5.3. The truck handles it fine but it is very under powered. The truck h...
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IdaD wrote:
Given that half tons cost as much as heavy duty trucks these days, I'd advise OP to start shopping the heavy duty options. You get a lot more truck for the same money and the only penalty is a little stiffer ride and marginally poorer fuel economy (assuming you get gas). To me a SRW HD is the best balance between daily user friendliness versus capability.
We were floating the idea of a 3/4 ton gas TBH. I picked one up last Saturday and brought it home. My wife took it out for a 15 minute test drive and didn't care for the size of it. She is the one who drives the truck each day and I think the thought of parking it intimidated her. I drive 70 miles a day in a Toyota Sienna. She drives 10 miles a day. If I were the one driving 10 miles each day, it would hands down be a 3/4 ton.
