When I bought my current tow vehicle I also needed it for us as a shop vehicle for shuttling cutomers around Los Angeles. I have a 20'box TPD tag trailer tag. I was looking for the biggest motor in the smallest vehicle. I've always liked Fords. So, I got a 2003 Ford F250 Extended cab, short bed Powerstroke and I love it! It's the same length overall as an Excursion, with the extended cab I can haul people (short distances) and secure stuff.

It gets 12-15 MPG around town. 18-20 on the highway. Towing it gets 12MPG. A friend borrowed my trailer and towed it with his F250 V10 and the BEST he got was 6.5MPG!

The deisel has torque up the you know what! This thing will pull my fully loaded trailer up the Grapevine (A BIG long hill) at 70 mph with the cruise control set and the A/C on!

It's a little on the big side and it does ride like a truck, but it's managable.

When it comes to size, milage and towing capacity the F250 deisel is hard to beat.