Anybody regret buying too much truck?
I've recently purchased a new Skyline Ecocamp 20BH. It is a small travel trailer, 4600 pounds loaded with a 700 pound tongue weight. I live in an area with mountains. I would eventually like to hau...
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ScottG wrote:
Not at all.
My truck is rated for about twice what my TT weighs.
The result is fantastic performance in the hills.
Get the diesel, the exhaust brake and extra torque are well worth that much.
X2 on the above.
Ours is also rated at twice what our trailer weighs.
It is our theory that when towing, our truck is not working hard at all, and will last longer than a truck that works "hard" during it's towing life.
Like the overall motor longevity between the little old lady's going to church car and a motor in a dragster.
10 years and 109,000 virtually trouble free miles so far, so my theory might be valid.
Get the diesel and you will never be able to wipe the smile off your face when towing.
