The small 4-banger import trucks from the early 90's or earlier are woefully underpowered for any kind of towing. If you want to lay a sheet of plywood down flat in the bed or tow a car, get a Chevy 1/2 ton long bed with a V-8.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Greg Fiorentino <gf...@dslnorthwest.net>wrote: > F-250. A 1/2 ton truck is no better than a Crown Vic with a frame > (non-unibody) in terms of towing, but not obviously in terms of cargo > capability. > > YMMV > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jaime > Kopchinski > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 6:01 PM > To: mercedes Mailing List > Subject: [MBZ] OT: Truck > > I've decided I want a pick up truck for basic utility. Carrying stuff > around, trips to the home disappointment, etc. And towing around my > utility > trailer. Overall, it would get used pretty rarely and I'd probably share > it > with my brother who has the same needs. > > Looking to spend under $3000. Doesn't have to be pretty, but should a > basically reliable design. I don't mind doing some work, of course, to > make > it reliable. > > Problem is I don't know where to start looking. That is, what model to > look > for and what to avoid. Can anyone offer any experience or suggestions? > I'd > lean toward a Toyota, but I don't think they're very cheap. Theres lots of > higher mileage Fords and Dodges out there... > > A bonus would be something heavy enough to tow a car trailer. > > Anyone have any advice? > > Thanks, > Jaime > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
