Pick-up alternatives
First off, just let me say I am *SO* not a pick-up kind of gal. But I want a safe ride. One big problem for both of us is the height of a pick-up. Even with the running boards (or whatever the dealer calls them) it's quite difficult to loft ourselves up into the cab of a pick-up.
I'm leaning quite heavily to a Grand Designs Imagine 2600RB which has these general characteristics:
UVW = 5625 lbs
Hitch Weight - 594 lbs
GVWR - 6995 lbs
So, what vehicles can I look at other than pick-up trucks? I've spent hours looking at vehicle specs -- certainly the big 3 pick-up trucks and some alternatives I've stumbled across such as Ford E150 rather than F150 or the Ford Excursion.
I'm willing to buy used or new -- but I need to know exactly which options I need and which ones are not needed. I think we'd like a diesel, and of course the best towing capacity, but beyond that I can be flexible. Would prefer not to have leather interior, but it probably isn't a deal breaker.
So -- you folks who know more about towing than I, please help us out.
I'm leaning quite heavily to a Grand Designs Imagine 2600RB which has these general characteristics:
UVW = 5625 lbs
Hitch Weight - 594 lbs
GVWR - 6995 lbs
So, what vehicles can I look at other than pick-up trucks? I've spent hours looking at vehicle specs -- certainly the big 3 pick-up trucks and some alternatives I've stumbled across such as Ford E150 rather than F150 or the Ford Excursion.
I'm willing to buy used or new -- but I need to know exactly which options I need and which ones are not needed. I think we'd like a diesel, and of course the best towing capacity, but beyond that I can be flexible. Would prefer not to have leather interior, but it probably isn't a deal breaker.
So -- you folks who know more about towing than I, please help us out.
