Truck for a 5000# travel trailer
This is my first post to this forum. I'm sure many of you have seen this type of question posted before, but I'd appreciate your input. My wife and I retired last year and bought a 2011 Gulf Stream...
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Ecoboost all day long... As far as price, I got mine for $33k brand new, so used ones should be around your $25k budget..
As far as reliability goes?? Jury still out on that.. It seems you either have no problems at all, or it blows up on you..
I'm right at 36,000 miles on mine and so far so good.. I did get Fords ESP coverage to 75k miles however...
Tows my #5000 TT as fast as I'm willing to take it.. Usually no more than 65 mph, because there is no reason to go faster, even thou I could easily do more, but of course I know the trailer tires are the limiting factor there anyway..
I get around 10 mpg towing, so that does seem to be the norm for any gas engine these days.
Good luck!
Mitch
As far as reliability goes?? Jury still out on that.. It seems you either have no problems at all, or it blows up on you..
I'm right at 36,000 miles on mine and so far so good.. I did get Fords ESP coverage to 75k miles however...
Tows my #5000 TT as fast as I'm willing to take it.. Usually no more than 65 mph, because there is no reason to go faster, even thou I could easily do more, but of course I know the trailer tires are the limiting factor there anyway..
I get around 10 mpg towing, so that does seem to be the norm for any gas engine these days.
Good luck!
Mitch
