Help with truck purchase
My wife and I will be retiring in a few months and want to move up to a travel trailer with a lot more room than our current Casita (pulled by a Toyota 4-Runner). We're looking at purchasing a TT in ...
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APT wrote:
3/4 ton gasser is still $3000 higher for the same equipment. The 6.2L has less torque, especially at 2000-3000rpm where most people want to tow. And it is rides worse unloaded while using about 25% more fuel non towing. Max tow crew cab 4WD Lariats I was test driving had about 1600-1800 pounds of payload depending on options. That seems like plenty for 900-1000 pounds of TW and family for RVing.
I agree there are far more F250s out there than max tow F-150s.
No way in heck you are going to stay under 1k lbs TW and Passengers on a 28-30 Ft TT loaded up for camping.
Figure out the trailer first then the truck. The ecoboost is a great tow vehicle just make sure you get as much payload capacity as you can. Get as long of a wheelbase as possible too.
That being said, sometimes a 3/4 or 1 ton truck is a better choice. There are just so many variables.
