Why buy a small truck and your unsure about the towing power when a full size can be had for about the same price. The titans have plenty of towing power.
If your not already you need to pay attention to rear axle gear ratios. There can be a difference in trim packages and option. And small or big gears can have a huge impact on the way it pulls or hesitates as you put it describing a tacoma. And don't rely on a salesperson to know the difference, read the window sticker.
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Can you expand on this?
BTW, I'm only towing about 4k pounds... Tongue weight is a bigger issue for my Xterra. The camper is right at the limit and those shocks aren't new!
I would prefer too much truck than not enough.
I would prefer too much truck than not enough.
I have driven full size trucks for approximately 60 years and the flood took both of my vehicles. A compact truck will work well for me now.
I drove compact trucks for a long time, been driving the current full size for 10 years. I tow a 30 ft camper so going back to compact is not an option.
I would prefer too much truck than not enough.
I have owned only one compact truck compared to several full size trucks. The compact truck was never up to the task of the full sized trucks I owned concerning towing, interior space, comfort, fuel mileage difference, bed hauling capacity. Thats the reason I owned only one compact truck. I will never own another compact truck.
Can you expand on this?
BTW, I'm only towing about 4k pounds... Tongue weight is a bigger issue for my Xterra. The camper is right at the limit and those shocks aren't new!
Trucks can come with different gears. A truck with 4.10 gears feels like it has allot more torque than a truck with 3.23 gears and pulls better. Example an f150 can be had with 3.21, 3.55, or 3.73 gears. Maybe even 4.10.
The tocoma you drove that hesitated might have had a smaller gear ratio than the one you said that didn't. So even though it had the same engine it felt much weaker and was slower off the line. Just an example I don't know about Tacoma options. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
So higher ratio is better? What's the trade off?
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...mper-size-a-v6-tacoma-dbl-cab-can-tow.188837/
According to these people the ecoboost gets crappy gas mileage.
Any turboed motor will if you keep the turbo spooled up. That's the nature of turbos. It's eco or boost. The driver gets to decide.
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Any turboed motor will if you keep the turbo spooled up. That's the nature of turbos. It's eco or boost. The driver gets to decide.
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Another thing about the Fords I don't like is the aluminum bodies. That thread is a good example of what a small truck can and can't do.