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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I towed about the same weight with the 4.8 liter Chevy for a few years. Came to the same decision and had the same trips out west coming up.
Decided on the EcoBoost. So far, an awfully good decision! In 2014 we did a 6k mile trip out west and I can't say enough about what a pleasure it was. I know it is an overused and often not accurate statement, but here goes..."I didn't know it was back there".
When all was said and done, we averaged 11.5mpg.
Two years later, this summer, we took our new 7500 pound trailer on a 7k mile trip. I knew it was there, but the truck impressed every step of the way. This time, the average was 10.2, heavier trailer and more wind.
With the 7500 pound trailer, we cruised at 62mph and right at 2k rpm in 5th gear. In flat land, I would go up to 6th and about 1700-1800 rpm.
So now we're at 43,000 on the truck...have towed about 16-17k miles of it and haven't had a single issue.
I disagree with the poster that said it isn't a proven engine. Go to autotrader and search the country...you'll see plenty over 100k and enough over 200k to convince me.
Decided on the EcoBoost. So far, an awfully good decision! In 2014 we did a 6k mile trip out west and I can't say enough about what a pleasure it was. I know it is an overused and often not accurate statement, but here goes..."I didn't know it was back there".
When all was said and done, we averaged 11.5mpg.
Two years later, this summer, we took our new 7500 pound trailer on a 7k mile trip. I knew it was there, but the truck impressed every step of the way. This time, the average was 10.2, heavier trailer and more wind.
With the 7500 pound trailer, we cruised at 62mph and right at 2k rpm in 5th gear. In flat land, I would go up to 6th and about 1700-1800 rpm.
So now we're at 43,000 on the truck...have towed about 16-17k miles of it and haven't had a single issue.
I disagree with the poster that said it isn't a proven engine. Go to autotrader and search the country...you'll see plenty over 100k and enough over 200k to convince me.
