I'm leaning w/ ShinerBock on the new truck aspect. Your current truck is going on 8-9 years old and while it may be in good shape, everything else still has "X" miles on it and still 8-9 years old. OR if what everyone else says is true about the amount of weight you can TOW, then you could probly get by for a year or 2 then get a new(er) truck. If you think your going to be towing a lot, opt for the 5.0 w/ 3.73 gears. Can go 1 step further and get a 250 gasser and know you'll be set weight wise w/ things and a more robust TV.