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Harryk

On 12/26/10 6:07 PM, I am Tosk wrote:
In ,
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On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:06:57 -0500,
wrote:

Who has a recent vintage "smaller" 4x4 pickup truck and what has been
your experience with it in terms of durability, fit and finish, small
boat towing capabilities, gas mileage, et cetera.

By smaller, I mean pickups like:

Ford Ranger
Toyota Tacoma
Chevy Colorado
Nissan Frontier

I had a 4WD Colorado with the I-5. Limited carrying capacity and even
my son's 17 foot aluminum G3 felt like towing an anchor. It got 20 MPG
on the highway, unless towing the boat and then it got about 14 MPG. I
think, even with the new V8, they just aren't designed to tow that
much.

I now have a 4WD Silverado with the 5.3L V-8 and can tow anything less
than the Grady effortlessly. I get 20MPG in the winter on the highway
and 18.5 MPG towing my MC trailer and the G3. I think I can tow about
9,700#.

I had owned a Chevy big block dually that got 8 MPG, regardless...
then an S-10 and the Colorado... so, I thought the increase in mileage
was worth it.... I won't own another mid size truck, I don't think.

I had the Dodge Dakota and hated it... At 5'7" there was no room to move
the seat back far enough for even my comfort on long trips driving. The
gas mileage sucked at about 17 miles per gallon at best... For around
town and as a work truck I think it would have done fine with the big
engine. It was a nice "tough" solid feeling truck but it was just a
glorified car with a bed, no passenger space, and bad mileage. Ours had
the big engine though...

Thanks.