And you think that cops are carrying plate scales in their cruisers and randomly or selectively? targeting trucks to weigh.
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Sure. Go rent one that fits two kids in the back to tow your camper for the weekend. Like I said. The people who say that that’s what you should do are the people who have never done it. Like you.
You’ve seen more broken tundra diffs? What was broken? Have you put them beside a sterling 10.5? Tundra is similar size ring gear but inherently stronger by the design of the carrier assembly.
Portable scales. Bwahahaha! That’s funny. Obviously you've made that up. But it's funny to imagine.
But the expedition also overheats on even moderate hills in the summer with small trailers. Paper specs are very limited in value when they're not calculated the same way.
Your looking at the paper specs. Have you ever looked at the actual axles? In the physical world the actual axles matter. Want to guess which one has a stronger diff? (Hint: it’s not my Ford). Want to guess which one has bigger brakes? (Hint: not my Ford). The axles are actually really comparable. Tundra has a slight…
1. Come on man. You made it up. Just quit already. It’s not true. You know it. I know it. It’s silly to keep lying about this. Trucks under 26k lbs don't go through scales. They don't get weighed. Police aren't trained to estimate weight and have no probable cause to stop based on "the truck looks kinda heavy. Derp."…
I use outdoorsy. I usually deliver to the campground and pick up so it takes that risk out of the equation. But that’s illegal in national parks, so if it’s going to a national park they have to tow it. My travel trailer is only 19 feet and 4500lbs so and half ton can pull it easily.
In the real world, I think the tundra is the better desert race truck. Even compared to the current raptor. Paper specs don't tell the whole story. There's a thousand little design choices that make the tundra more capable and reliable. It's not an accident the last tundra was faster than the raptor in real race…
I’d counter that payload on paper and ability to do work including hauling are related, but not the same thing.
The trailer drag is really the range killer. A full size cargo trailer wind drag alone roughly requires 2000-2500 watts per mile at highway speed. So none of the current EV trucks are realistic for full size trailers. A 200kwh battery won’t get you 100 miles at highway speed.
$75? My 40 gallon tank is $160. Lol. But I WFH and it’s a 4th car, so I don’t fill up often and the fuel cost doesn’t really matter to me. 700 miles of range sure is nice sometimes.
Renting trucks is a common suggestion on here. Because most people suggesting it have never done so. Renting a truck to tow is not easy or cheap. I've done it. It's inconvenient because you have to find a commercial truck rental option and they're often closed weekends. I've never seen one open Sundays. Currently the…
You definitely have to be broke to consider a Mitsubishi. But the smart choice would still be to buy a decent quality car used.
It’s $10k cheaper because it’s a Mitsubishi. Even if it were the same size ( it’s not) it would still need to be $10k cheaper to get anyone to buy it because it is a Mitsubishi. So from day one you know it’s going to be a piece of junk. I currently own a Mitsubishi (3000 GT). I would never buy a Mitsubishi vehicle…
It’s this a joke? Have you ever driven a truck?
I see them all the time. I think it’s just your local market. A current tundra easily out works my f250. I’d happily trade if the tundra wasn’t so much more expense.
If you use it very infrequently, recent makes a lot of sense. If you camp 30 days a year, owning is the obvious choice. I rent mine when I’m not using it. At $150/night, I don’t have to rent it very many times to pay for its self. To me that's a win.
What’s a Ridgeline bed hold? Half a yard?
And yet those trucks still work perfectly. Maybe the mfg payload isn’t really a meaningful to real world function? In the real world no one cares. At all. Feels too soft - swap springs up 50lb/in.