I've got a challenge for you. Don't go off the campus, the solution has got to be easily serviced and tick the right boxes. Here goes:
I'm towing a 8,000lbs'ish trailer that has about 900 lbs of weight on the hitch ball. These are not extraordinary numbers that are easily managed by the Toyota Tundra which I've employed for the past 5 years.
I'd like to stick with gas engines for alot of reasons. That discussion is religious so let's not.
Here is the hitch (erk). Our new tandem bicycle just barely fits into the truck bed. With wheels off it perfectly fits diagonally. This leaves almost no room for all the poofery that accompanies travel trailer life such as: generator, lots of tools etc. etc. ETC.!!!
My options are to suck it up, carry less "stuff" and be happy that the Tundra is paid for and does the deed. Perhaps I add an old man cap with built in sideboxes accessible from the outside OR buy a 3/4 ton Chevy Van, rip the passenger seats out, slap on a "free candy" sticker and be done with it. These vans have capable 6.0 or 6.6 liter engines and similar to the Tundra the design has not changed since dirt was invented. "Reliable" is a word I'd give to that van.
Last, I could buy a lower trim level Tunda with a 8' bed, add a cap. This option really is gross for many reasons however it's in play.
Giddup VS and do not talk about silly "E" truck options, it won't work where we are headed.
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