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westend
Dec 28, 2015Explorer
Just forget about MPG. Luckily, gas is at a real low price point, currently.
Buy a TT that is under all the ratings of your truck. Allow some wiggle room. Otherwise, you will be miserable on every trip and your tow vehicle will start paying the price.
If I was planning on cruising for 2-4 mos. every summer, a bigger truck would be in the budget. The larger trucks tow so much better.
If you have to keep the Ram, focus your towing limits around the payload capacity of the truck, not the maximum towing limits. You'll run out of payload capacity long before you reach the max tow limits.
Buy a TT that is under all the ratings of your truck. Allow some wiggle room. Otherwise, you will be miserable on every trip and your tow vehicle will start paying the price.
If I was planning on cruising for 2-4 mos. every summer, a bigger truck would be in the budget. The larger trucks tow so much better.
If you have to keep the Ram, focus your towing limits around the payload capacity of the truck, not the maximum towing limits. You'll run out of payload capacity long before you reach the max tow limits.
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