Slowmover wrote:
The weak link is the trailer, not the tow vehicle.
I started from scratch years ago on both TT ad TV. Both needed to have the lowest long-term cost and highest reliability. 200k plus miles for both, even if the TT took twice as long to get that far. Most work for the most miles at the lowest cost with the highest reliability.
Only an all-aluminum, aero TT could fit that bill. Same for the truck (as it had IRS business miles): a turbocharged diesel. And the only one with the rep earned in hard service was Dodge.
Bought both TT and TV for just under $30k together. Rig and numbers in sig.
Were I starting again today and could afford new I'd go with a 27-28' Airstream and a V6, 8-speed Charger.
Cost of operation per mile on the TV, and cost of ownership per night aboard for the TT over any period is the way to cut things. Five years? Ten? My folks kept their Silver Streak 27-years with but two tow vehicles. And weren't driving around in econobox junkers.
Look at the larger context, the big story, to get a handle on $$.
The right TT means a TV better suited to solo duties, not just being safer. The money savings -- as the OP is learning the hard way (sentiment being an impediment to clear thinking) -- is in the combination. They must be well-matched. Design is everything.
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I am only posting to enjoy/continue the discussion. I have no dog in this fight.
Is your point the TT won't last long enough to be viable or the TT is a poor match for the TV.
Why is the TT the weak link?
