NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Ok, if you were going to get a large suv to tow a trailer would you get
Tahoe/Denali
Lx460
Sequoia
Armada/qx80
Or?
Needs to haul a fairly big trailer so Lexus my not do it.

Sorry no fords
Asking for a friend

 

2000s duramax chevy
Or the everlasting 12v cummins

 

Playday up Wilkinson with the middle kid yesterday.



@McMash I didnt ask If you made it up Wilkinson or Evans creek since they are all a stones throw away. When you made the cross county trek the other day.

 

Define fairly big trailer. Are we talking travel trailer, toy hauler, car trailer? Travel trailers are really light these days and don't require nearly the muscle to move.

 

Get a deezol, totally worth it. And yes, what kind/how much weight are we talking? Also new vehicle? New duramax's are great, cummins are meh. Engines are good but everything else around them will go wrong.

 

FTFY.

Diesel Cheby

 

sUV not pickup.

 

Ok, no dodge or ford, suv not pickup, friends wife doesn’t like stinky diesels.

 

Prolly cpo, trailer about 5k or so , maybe 6k loaded. Friend wants many horsepowers because tired of going over passes slow.
Just discovered Tahoe’s have pussy ass engines. : (
Btw, friend will likely keep his Taco for funmobile. Maybe turn it into a crawler, but that would be a few years off.

 

Don't think many gassers are going to be able to do 70 up the pass... but I haven't towed with a new gasser so not sure.

 

I was going to say, a stand alone diesel swap isnt that hard to do . Alas if they are out of the question could always get a 2wd chevy suburban with a 454 and tow gear ratio. Although 8mpg is prob out as well.

 

Going to post up my RTT soon but giving you guys first shot. I believe 4 years old, i've slept in it about 15 nights and its always been kept inside during the winter and most of summers (stayed on truck which was mostly in the garage but not every night). Like new condition with minimal use.

Tepui Autana in haze orange with annex thats never been used except to see how I liked it. No rips/tears, just light fading on the travel cover.
Last time I used it was on the Rubicon trail over a year ago.
New they are $2600, Ill do $1500 on TW, it'll be going on CL later for more if it doesn't sell on here.

 

Armada has 390hp and about 425 lbs qx has 400. Tahoe has like 325.

 

But consider how heavy the vehicle is

 

Less than my taco

 

The 5.7 Sequndra

 

Sequoia or find a diesel Excursion.

 

Or a 200 series Cruiser.

 

My buddy will probably buy that... Let me shoot him a text.

 

Tell her to go sniff a newer diesel tailpipe. Stinky diesels are a thing of the past. They burn so clean at idle we have no issue with 6 of them idling in the shop with the doors closed.

Diesels offer better HP,TQ and MPG’s but they do have a significantly higher dollar per mile cost. They will last longer but when something fails its $$$. If you have questions about Cummins/ford/international/CAT diesels let me know. I work on them every day