Honda Ridgeline
We are heading into our 2nd summer without an RV. For sanity's sake we need to get back into camping. Our tow vehicle with be our number one car than my wife will be driving most of the time. She refu...
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IdaD wrote:
It's not a silly statement at all. If anything it's just another way of stating your analogy of matching the tool to the job. I was trying to convey to OP that he might have an inaccurate perception of half ton trucks - in truth they are as comfortable as a modern crossover vehicle these days but they can perform better as tow vehicles within their wheelhouse (that's the small to medium travel trailer part of my statement).
If that's the case I'm OK with that thought. Thank you for the clarification. Your comment came off as one of those "if it's not a 1 ton it shouldn't be towing anything other than a pop-up" statements. That's why said it was silly. Evidently that was not what you were saying.
SoundGuy wrote:
Yeah, I don't agree that it's a "silly statement" either
See above...
Yea, a 1/2 ton is/can be/often used as a people mover, but you just pointed out, and made my point, that they are so much more. Try hauling a yard of dirt in the back of a mini-van. Then again, I've seen that attempted too. Not a pretty sight...
My Sierra is my first PU. I've owned mostly Suburbans and large SUVs before, both full and midsized. Like you I never want to be without a full size PU now. Way too versatile and very nice to drive day to day.
