Help! What truck should I buy?

Either one will tow twice that much weight with little fuss....which one do you like better? Pick that one, there both good trucks.

On edit, I just caught that the Toyota your looking at has the 4.6 and not the 5.7, I would go with the GMC .

Since you mentioned you want something to future proof in-case you go larger. I would go with the GMC Sierra with the 5.3. What are the gear ratio difference in the two? They might have a large difference just on the engine / gear ratio's alone for the towing abilities long term.

Toyota is far superior on comfort and handling over the GM twins. But choosing the small motor is going to be a big mistake the 5.7 is a wondeful smooth motor but a gas hog. DD has one and loves how smooth and quiet it is.

Both will do the job, I'd check into what rear axle ratio the GMC has. Pick the one you like best.

I just wanted to add to my original post that the 4.6 is a good motor and puts out similiar power to the 5.3, I am just thinking from a resale point of view. Most people want that 5.7 tire burner. Similiar to getting one of the GM twins with a 4.8 vs. the 5.3, the 4.8 would most likely be tougher to sell.

My 16’ TT is 3000# and I used to pull it with a Bronco 302. I do a lot of mountain driving and it ran high rpm’s then, but overall I was satisfied with it. I now have a F150 5.4 and it pulls it better. Regardless of which TV you get, I’d go with the bigger V8, especially if you think you’ll be going bigger on the TT in the future.

between the two I would go with the Tundra....

However, newer 2014's are starting to pop up used.... That is a NICE truck. Handles great and pulls like a train with the 5.3....heck...even the 2014 4.3 drives great!

Thanks!

Jeremiah

How many people in your family? while those trucks WILL pull just fine a 3-4K lb trailer, if you are like me, a family of 6, tween the people and HW of a smallish trailer, those trucks could be out of payload! When my kids were teens, we weighed some 1300 lbs tween the 6 of us, putting MANY of the lighter duty light duty trucks at gvw before loading anything else. Make sure the payload weights will work along with the motor part. Nothing is worst than a enough power, but too small a chassis payload rig! Having been there done that. I would rather be a bit underpowered, but correct on the chassis/payload part of the equation.

Marty

What do you use the truck for other than towing?
- If it's a daily driver with significant miles and only a modest number towing, I would probably go with the better fuel economy.
- How long before you think you might upgrade? If you get something in the 7000+ range in 5 yrs, you probably want to upgrade to at least a 3/4 ton, so don't worry about potential future use.
- Also how much flat land vs mountain driving do you expect? If there isn't much climbing, the lower power motor will be less of an issue towing (though still plenty for 3000lb trailer)

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