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Sheriffdoug
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May 13, 2013

What Are The Upsides & Downsides To Driving A DRW Truck?

Hello, I have had a 2002 Ford F250 diesel Longbed supercab and now a 2011 Chev 2500hd diesel Supercab Longbed, but want to get a bigger Truck Camper, 4300lb dry, so I need a large DRW diesel vehicle.

What are the down sides to owning, driving, parking a large DRW/ Dually?
  • Parking as mentioned.

    Bank drive-thrus, without the camper of course.

    Soft sand. Duallies just don't do as well in soft sand.

    Rick
  • You just need to be careful where you go and park. Saying that I drove mine in some of the streets of Charleston, SC and even parked on the 2nd level of a city parking garage. Just watch the sides.
  • Some one once said the widest part of a dually is still the mirrors. I also daily drove my dually for about a year. It is not something I would want to do downtown in traffic, but other than finding parking places, and that is more the length than width driving my dually is no worse or better than driving any large vehicle. Except maybe when it comes to towing. Then it wins hands down.
  • Just need to get used to the wider body. No real downside. If you're used to a TC, the dually shouldn't be much different, I'd think.
  • In Florida it is considered a commercial vehicle. Of course as stated before it is big to maneuver in a parking lot or traffic.
  • I use my DRW truck as a daily driver. For me, its just like driving any other vehicle. Probably the only drawback that I can think of is certain parking situations. For example, when I park at the mall or other parking lots, I tend to park away from others so I can utilize two front to back spaces. But then I always park further away than most even if I have my personal car since I dont like those nasty door dings from others who dont care, so Im used to the extra walk.