Need a tow vehicle...

[SicMonte]

its a shame you're chevy only. I've towed my galaxie with my '11 f-150 ecoboost plenty ( 23K on the truck since may 3rd). I couldnt be more pleased. regular gas, twin turbos, torque monster, auto trans downshifts and hold gears, tow/haul mode, trailer sway integrated that actually works and to top it off, unloaded i get 22 mpg consitently at 75 mph on the highway, combined i get about 17.3-18. Towing just under 8K lbs i got 13.5. not bad!

what did that cost you?

[howehot]

I have an '01 duramax/allison with 278,000 miles, 4x4, 4" lift. Only problem was injectors at 120,000 miles and GM covered that. Great truck that tows 7,000# of lawn equipment daily. Not sure if you need the added expense of a diesel if you are using it as a daily driver. Winter is also hard on them with short trips and very cold a.m. starts. Back in the 90's when GM came out with the 6.5L turbo diesel they stated you needed to drive 100,000 miles a year to justify the added purchase price of the diesel package. Back then fuel cost was alot less than gas.

Just my 2 cents.

[Randy67]

On gas vs diesel fuel mileage, my experience.
I used to have a 91 F350 7.3L IDI crew cab dually, about 7000+ lbs. I drove it daily for 2+ years in combined driving and it got 17-18 mpg (east side of Atlanta). Now I have a 2000 Dakota R/T 5.9L and it only gets 16 mpg in the same driving (it weighs 4140 lbs). So a diesel can save some fuel costs especially considering mine was an old school diesel with mechanical injection, the newer diesels have more power and better fuel economy. Of course the Dakota is easier to drive (and park) and a good bit quicker. But now I have a car for a daily driver with the costs of fuel now.

My choice when towing is diesel, especially in a full-sized truck. Next would be a big-block.

[Madjack]

I have a 89 suburban,5.7 700r4 it does fine towing my '52 pick up on a 20 ft open trailer just fine!! plenty of room for spare parts& family!! oh ya the dogs too! and still gets 17mpg! good luck on your quest for a truck! it also pulls my sons light&sound trailer,16ft.enclosed .thats his buisness FITH DEMENSION LIGHT&SOUND!

[howehot]

price of a gallon of diesel vs gas in this area is $.50 more for deisel, at times this fall upwards of $.90. Takes alot of mpg to make that up. If you do alot of pulling your mileage will be better than a gas engine thus a better return on your investment.