Trying to understand payload
I have a travel trailer already but I want to buy a tow vehicle so before I go out and buy I want to understand thoroughly. I am starting with payload. I am looking at a 2007 Tundra 5.7L VV8 4 door ...
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westend wrote:Thanks. I have a friend that says just as you do and almost word for word, too. I go back and look at the domestics and then I get all scared and run squealing away for a while.GalWithDawgs wrote:I have no idea about what prices are in your neck of the woods but if you'like to give me $20K for my F-250 w/ 100K mi.+. I think I could even deliver, lol.
Boy-oh-boy. That payload is some important stuff, isn't it? I wonder if the Nissan Titan has a higher payload.
Well. A half-ton just isn't going to work out. All I can afford is a used truck and I just don't know if I can bring myself to buy a 3/4 ton used American made truck. Please don't jump on me. I've read the Consumer Reports and they just don't seem to have the reliability that Toyotas and Nissans do. At $16to $20K all I can get is probably someone's truck with 100,000+ miles on it. I'm uneasy with that.
Consumer Reports can sometimes yield some good information but they aren't the be-all/end-all of information. If you're looking at the pages filled with small circles, half-filled, empty, etc, those are user submitted reports and can't be considered totally reliable.
The first thing I look for in a used vehicle is the owner. How is she/he motivated to sell and what type of maintainer is he. Are there any service records? Are they complete in a file from the day of first ownership. Does he start weeping when he hands you the keys?
IMO, durability is defined in the first 40,000 mi. of ownership and those detailed maintenance chores pay off during the life of the vehicle. I am currently keeping my rolling stock to 200K mi..
I'd suggest you look at some domestic 3/4 ton trucks to make your RV experience a pleasant one.
