Towing recomendations for the "family"

[benspeed]

I just scored a 2001 Four Winns Class C 26 for $8000 plus $1300 for shipping. E450 chassis with the V10. Should haul to the track just fine but not the best to haul the fam around town :-)

[ezanner]

Suburbans are great. Great family SUV.

[JLawton]

Go on Edmunds or Autotrader and start plugging in some of the suggestions and see what comes up in your price range with the mileage you're looking for.

I'm guessing you'll get the most for your money from a 1500 or 150 with four doors. I really don't think they're all that bad as daily drivers unless you're driving a whole lot of miles on your commute. The V8's should get between 14 and 17 mpg.... (my Dodge is rated for 19 mpg highway. it's got the feature where it kicks down to 4 cylinders when all 8 aren't needed. Granted, the best I've seen is high 17's for mpg)

[Ralf]

No problems towing with my 2006 VW Touareg and it still fits into the garage. 7716 pound tow rating. Trailer fully loaded is 7000.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralf_lindow/10186283143/

[RSTPerformance]

Well... I ended up finding a clean 2008 Ford F250XLT Crew Cab 4X4 with 149K on it and picked it up for $11,000 which included NH sate inspection that ended up costing $300 for a tie rod, alignment, and sticker.

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Raymond "Should have plenty of room for the family, and the track!" Blethen

[JLawton]

Nice!!

[Abhi]

20140322_143758.jpg20140322_154242.jpgDecided to replace the 2001 Chevy 2500HD Duramax with one of these today.
It's a Freightliner. It feels a bit larger than the Chevy, but does tow a lot better.

Anybody want to buy a Duramax with 80K miles?

Abhi