Kearls95

My 08 3500. Pulls this like it’s not even back there. And the truck rides better with the car and trailer behind it.

robertw

2013 4Runner, avg 13-16 mpg towing. Depending on speed and terrain (hills or flat).






Air Lift air bag kit in the rear springs to level out the rear, and help with stability. 4Runners are a little soft so they squat when loaded up.

Gee Emm

No frigging wonder they squat, if you load your trailer like that. Try balancing load on the trailer, with just enough weight on the towball, and see how that improves the squat.

robertw

Relax, tongue weight was set with a scale. Most everyone that tows with a 4runner, even tacoma, gets an airbag kit.

sixshooter

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Yes, a soft rear is dangerous. A good tight rear gives you lots more control.

Z33Taxi

I found this out the hard way even with my NB at stock height. Frame rail scraped a bit. If I ever get my own truck/trailer it'll definitely be a flatbed

codrus

U-haul trailers are pretty much the worst choice around for towing a Miata. Heavy, surge brakes, the frame rail problem, and they're designed to place the car really far forwards so that idiots can't kill themselves by not having enough tongue weight when towing a normal-size car.

--Ian

Z33Taxi

After I managed to get the Miata up safely, I didn't have much of a problem pulling it 4 hour to a track day. I think on the way back the weight was a bit off, but again, made it safely.

I've never owned my own trailer so I have no idea what's good or not

Schroedinger

For the record, I had the frame rail issue with the Uhaul flat trailer, not the Uhaul tow dolly. I think it could be dealt with fairly easily with a set of race ramps. But yes- the Uhaul flat trailer is not great for towing Miatae.

exST165

I haven’t gone through all 66 pages of this thread but are there any hybrid (gas electric) options? The Mitsubishi Outlandrer has a plugin electric hybrid option that was almost the best of all worlds until I saw that it had only 1,500 lbs towing capacity.

Otherwise I’m thinking daily driving a Nissan Leaf and renting a tow vehicle when I need it.

Erat

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2020 Ford will have a hybrid F150 for you.

sixshooter

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Yes, I heard there were options for hybrid pickups from a few manufacturers coming.

Schroedinger

The new 2019 Rams have the e-torque system, which is actually a mild hybrid system. Not that they would brand it as such, lest their buyers get the impression that their new pickups were for Prius-loving hippies instead of Real Working Men(TM).

Marioshi

Can confirm, my dad has one and I had to refrain from calling it a hybrid.

navalhawkeye

I got a 2015 Ram Ecodiesel a month and a bit ago. When I got it had the dieselgate reflashed tune on it. Even with that, I was averaging high 21.x mpg on my commute, which is half highway, 1/4 back roads, and 1/4 pure city (10 minutes of nothing but traffic lights). I then got the Green Diesel Engineering tuned ECU, which is a 80wtq bump, and massive gains in drivability. Since then, I have averaged 25.x on the same commute. I also just got back from Solo Nationals, which was a 3200 mile round trip. 18.6 mpg, with a couple of tanks just over 20mpg (through Ohio going, and in NY on the way back). Worst tank was 16.9 with a massive head wind through Iowa. Towing a 20ft steel open trailer, car, and 3 people (figure 5500lbs or so all in). Cruise control at 72-75 the entire time.

alienmiata1

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I love my eco diesel. I need to put the stock ecu in to get the emissions reflash done for warranty purposes. I love the GDE tune. Really made the truck nice to drive and the towing I’ve done has been effortless.

turbofan

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Anyone have experience with late-90's 5.9 Cummins-powered diesel pushers? Found one with 64k miles on it for only $24k, local, individual seller, etc. Really clean. No idea what to expect maintenancewise though. It's a 35'.

afm

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Late-90s means it could be a 12-valve or 24-valve. The 12V is all mechanical unit injected, so it is about the most bulletproof lump out there.

turbofan

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Yeah. Even the 24v is stout. This one is a 1999 but I highly doubt the motorhomes follow the same timeline as the Dodge pickups.

Considering that one is wayyyyy better than a class C for what I'm going to do (full-time living + tow an enclosed trailer with racecar to the track) it's feeling pretty hard to resist that pusher.

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sixshooter

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Pre-emissions is a huge bonus these days.

We are a Cummins engine dealer, FWIW.