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General Sport Trac Discussion
Upgrading to a bigger truck
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<blockquote data-quote="Jimmy Lavoie" data-source="post: 925912" data-attributes="member: 65952"><p>WOW! I knew I asked the right people.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's some additional information that may answer several questions:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I will only tow the camper 10 - 12 times a year therefore, the Diesel would be over kill for several reasons:</p><p></p><p>1. this truck would be my daily driver 90 - 95% of the time ; 5 - 10% used for towing.</p><p></p><p>2. I usually trade my trucks every 3-4 years so the additional cost of a diesel wouldn't pay for itself.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Currently, the trailer we're looking at getting has a dry weight of just under 5,500 pounds. My ST will tow it fine (7,500 pound max). Like L1TECH said, I don't want to tow near the max of the vehicle. After loading the tanks and everything else we bring, I'll be closer to 6,000 pounds. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After all is said and done, I want to make sure that whatever I upgrade to... it gets reasonable gas mileage and can tow what I need when I need it. I currently tow a Pop-up (see pics) that when loaded, it nears 5,000 pounds. I think an additional 1k pounds wouldn't change the towing that much, maybe a few miles a gallon less.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Remember, it will be my non-towing daily driver 90-95% of the time.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All VERY GOOD comments. Gives me just what I was looking for - lots to think about.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>BTW - Did you see the new RAM Box feature in the new Rams? Pretty neat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jimmy Lavoie, post: 925912, member: 65952"] WOW! I knew I asked the right people. Here's some additional information that may answer several questions: I will only tow the camper 10 - 12 times a year therefore, the Diesel would be over kill for several reasons: 1. this truck would be my daily driver 90 - 95% of the time ; 5 - 10% used for towing. 2. I usually trade my trucks every 3-4 years so the additional cost of a diesel wouldn't pay for itself. Currently, the trailer we're looking at getting has a dry weight of just under 5,500 pounds. My ST will tow it fine (7,500 pound max). Like L1TECH said, I don't want to tow near the max of the vehicle. After loading the tanks and everything else we bring, I'll be closer to 6,000 pounds. After all is said and done, I want to make sure that whatever I upgrade to... it gets reasonable gas mileage and can tow what I need when I need it. I currently tow a Pop-up (see pics) that when loaded, it nears 5,000 pounds. I think an additional 1k pounds wouldn't change the towing that much, maybe a few miles a gallon less. Remember, it will be my non-towing daily driver 90-95% of the time. All VERY GOOD comments. Gives me just what I was looking for - lots to think about. BTW - Did you see the new RAM Box feature in the new Rams? Pretty neat. [/QUOTE]
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