e-light wrote:
Go with the F250, Ram 2500 or GM 2500 for your next purchase. It'll tow your current trailer much better and you'll be able to get the 5th wheel when you're ready.
I have to agree on going to a 3/4 ton. My Jayco Eagle is very similar in length and weight. I was pulling it with a 2007 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi w/3.92 rear averaging 9-10 mpg. The 1500 power train was more than capable, but the stability of the truck left a lot to be desired. I traded up to a 2012 RAM 2500 5.7 Hemi w/4.10 rear and what a difference towing.
The towing mileage is about the same, but the stability towing is 100% better. What I do miss is the mileage when not towing. The RAM 1500 had the MDS Hemi making it possible to squeeze out 20-21 mpg on a flat road. My RAM 2500 does not have the MDS and the best I can get with it is 16.5 mpg on a flat road.
Bottom line is I commute to NYC via train, so my Ram 2500 sits in the train station parking lot all day and despite the lower MPG, the move to the Ram 2500 was the best thing I could have done.
