firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted June 8, 2018 When I first bought my trailer, before I had the transmission worked on and improved, I towed it up to Pinetop. I left Tucson side by side with a guy in a lifted gas Chevy towing a smaller trailer than mine. In the flat stuff he outran me, mostly because he was more comfortable going fast than I was. Well whenever we hit any incline I would pass him like he was standing still keeping at 60-65 miles per hour. We both arrived at the Chevron in Globe about the same time. We sat there and talked a little bit and he said it was his first time towing his trailer since selling his diesel. He admitted he immediately regretted it seeing how easily i towed my bigger trailer as fast if not faster than him basically anytime I wanted to. That right there is the difference between gas and Diesel. After having a diesel, I don't know that I can ever go back to having a gas engine if there was any sort of towing in my future even just a few times a year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted June 8, 2018 My half ton Chevy don't tow worth a shoot up slate creek 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curtis Reed Report post Posted June 8, 2018 If you cant pay cash, dont buy it! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted June 8, 2018 I argue holding better resale value over any gas truck. Tacoma, just saying. And dam some of you guys toe a house to the woods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted June 8, 2018 My half ton Chevy don't tow worth a shoot up slate creek Mine is a dog too! My trailer with my Can Am Defender comes in at roughly 3000lbs. Whenever I hit that hill and going up Ox Bow, truck struggles. Of course, it's a 2004 with that lowly 4 speed tranny, but I thought it would handle that weight. Apparently not. I'm now in search of a new truck! Haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted June 8, 2018 My half ton Chevy don't tow worth a shoot up slate creekMine is a dog too! My trailer with my Can Am Defender comes in at roughly 3000lbs. Whenever I hit that hill and going up Ox Bow, truck struggles. Of course, it's a 2004 with that lowly 4 speed tranny, but I thought it would handle that weight. Apparently not. I'm now in search of a new truck! Haha I had a 2006 1/2 ton Chevy with a 5.3. Hated that pickup. It literally couldnt carry itself up a parking garage. So happy to see that think go down the road. Swore off gas pickups after that one. Until I test drove a ford ecoboost. You cant even compare a non turbo gas to a turbo gas. I guess it would be like comparing an old 6.5 Chevy non turbo diesel to a new duramax. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted June 8, 2018 Ever had the throttle body spacer go out on an EcoBoost? I've been stranded in the middle of the desert waiting for a tow a dozen or more times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
654321 Report post Posted June 8, 2018 Ever had the throttle body spacer go out on an EcoBoost? I've been stranded in the middle of the desert waiting for a tow a dozen or more times. I'd bet good money you don't drive your personal truck the way you drive your work truck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted June 8, 2018 I argue holding better resale value over any gas truck. Tacoma, just saying. And dam some of you guys toe a house to the woods. Tacoma is a glorified SUV. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted June 8, 2018 Ever had the throttle body spacer go out on an EcoBoost? I've been stranded in the middle of the desert waiting for a tow a dozen or more times. I'd bet good money you don't drive your personal truck the way you drive your work truck. I'll take that bet, in non-emergency/urgency cases. For the record, I don't so much fault the truck itself. ~70-80+k/year is hard on any vehicle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted June 8, 2018 I argue holding better resale value over any gas truck. Tacoma, just saying. And dam some of you guys toe a house to the woods.Tacoma is a glorified SUV. I hate tacomas but I have no idea what you're saying here 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted June 8, 2018 Ever had the throttle body spacer go out on an EcoBoost? I've been stranded in the middle of the desert waiting for a tow a dozen or more times. Im on 350k with them and no issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted June 8, 2018 Ever had the throttle body spacer go out on an EcoBoost? I've been stranded in the middle of the desert waiting for a tow a dozen or more times.Im on 350k with them and no issues. I think it might have only been an issue with the 2014s. Haven't heard of our 15, 16s having that issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted June 8, 2018 I argue holding better resale value over any gas truck. Tacoma, just saying. And dam some of you guys toe a house to the woods.Tacoma is a glorified SUV.I hate tacomas but I have no idea what you're saying here A Tacoma is not a truck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted June 8, 2018 I argue holding better resale value over any gas truck. Tacoma, just saying. And dam some of you guys toe a house to the woods.Tacoma is a glorified SUV.I hate tacomas but I have no idea what you're saying hereA Tacoma is not a truck A Tahoe is an SUV, way more vehicle than a Tacoma. A Tacoma is like a golf cart with a bed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
