troubledwaters wrote:
What is the "Payload" of the 3 vehicles? And not what the brochure says, but what it actually says on the real life door sticker. "Weight of cargo and passengers should not exceed _______"?
Secondly, what does everything else you load into the Tow Vehicle weigh (you, your wife, kids, dog, snacks, luggage, firewood, tools, whatever)?
This is the primary question in the 1/2 ton 3/4 ton question. All of the listed weights are estimates and revolve around tow capacity. Given what you have shared, however, I would be surprised if you aren't at or over your GVWR on your current set-up. If you are happy with your current set-up, you'd likely be happy with a new 1/2 ton SUV. My guess, however, is that you'd be overloading it and would find a much more secure drive in a vehicle made to carry that weight. We need the SUV due to 3 kids and a dog, and we have a 35' trailer - so we baby our 2006 Suburban 2500 as we know it is irreplaceable. Once the kids are not camping with us, we will shift to a pick-up, but we'd never move to a 1/2 ton SUV.
