towing vehicles?

Originally posted by Thinker Originally posted by techntrek Our other primary car is a Prius. We do Prius too... This is our second one.

Our Prius will even power most of our house...  http://www.wind-sun.com/ForumVB/showthread.php?12962-Using-a-Prius-as-a-generator

Originally posted by techntrek Our other primary car is a Prius.

We do Prius too... This is our second one.

I looked at a lot of smaller trucks when I got my F150 and the price difference is not that large. Some of the smaller trucks are more expensive than the F150 I wound up buying. Interestingly the fuel economy ratings aren't that different either.

We all need to get what we want, and don't have to rationalize it to anyone.

P.S. My other vehicle is a Smart Car.

Pure opinion, for what it's worth.

   We don't want to spend the money on a full-size pickup (as an F150) as it is simply not needed to tow a pod. We have a hybrid for our normal, day-to-day driving.  F150 is a good truck, just far more than we need.
    We have a Nissan Xterra at this time, used for towing and hauling, but want to get the truck version of this which is the Nissan Frontier.  You would need the 6-cylinder version for towing.  We have the 6-banger Xterra right now. They are really the same vehicle, but the shorter wheelbase on the Xterra, and the suspension, makes the rear squat a bit when more than 250 pounds is put on the hitch.

   Something to consider. Large difference in price between a Frontier and an F150 (or other larger pickups), but only you can determine what you want to spend, or your needs.  We're towing a 3000 pound pup right now and get 18mpg while towing with the 6-banger. Plenty of torque and hp for 3000 pounds from this big six.   

I chose to purchase the TDI VW Touareg. 400 lbs of torque pulls my rpod no problem. 14-15 mpg towing with a lot of elevation gains in and out of Central Oregon. Getting electric brake controller installed was an adventure but got it done.