Looking for suggestions
I am in the market for a travel trailer. I currently have an 8ft Jayco Popup that is way too small. I have a family of 7 (2 adults, children age 15, 13, 11, 3 and 1. The 1 year old will sleep in a pac...
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APT wrote:
Towing a high walled RV near tow rating for a 14 year old vehicle will be unpleasant at best. I would upgrade that first to a 1-ton passenger van. For similar vintage, I recommend GM with 8.1L and Ford with V10. If you can afford something newer, a 2010+ GM van with 6.0L/6-spd should offer significantly more power and probably better fuel economy than you are getting now.
Why would towing be different in a newer vehicle vs my 14 year old van? I understand that the tow weight would be higher and new vehicles are more fuel efficient but what are the reasons other than those?
I'm planning on bringing my van to the scales this week to see what the actual weight is.
