Re: oh boy...truck shopping time

Posted by TractorMan90 on September 01, 2020 at 07:13:52 from (71.169.142.35):

In Reply to: oh boy...truck shopping time posted by WI Dan on August 31, 2020 at 13:44:45:

I worked with a number of vehicles working in the auto industry in Detroit. It's amazing how much better newer vehicles are than ones made 10-20 years ago. It sounds like you need a half-ton pickup, based on your towing needs. As others have said, for capability, the 3.5L EcoBoost F150 is probably the best all-around full-size pickup out there. Be careful when looking, as Ford also has a 3.5L Naturally Aspirated engine that they sold to fleets, but those are pretty rare to find. If you can afford it, the 2017 or newer 3.5L EB and the 2018 or newer 5.0L NA have the 10 speed transmission. I was working at BorgWarner when that 10R80 transmission came out, and the transmission experts I worked with said it was one of the best designed transmissions they've seen. There's only been one class-action lawsuit on it, which is actually surprisingly low for new transmissions and engines in the auto industry (a lot of our job is documentation for the always impending lawsuits). The newer Rams and GMC trucks are also great, with very few issues, but they don't have aluminum bodies.

If you're not needing the truck bed, and you're only towing from the receiver hitch, you might be ok with an Expedition or Suburban too. They both are based on the full-size pickups, and they'll have a lot of room for your growing family. My mom went from an Explorer to an Expedition to an Excursion as us kids got older. But the main benefit of the bigger SUVs was being able to haul campers and trailers for family trips. They will be cheaper than a crew-cab pickup of the same age, and it'll be a great upgrade from your CR-V.

My wife loved her 2nd generation CR-V like you have, and she's happy with her 3rd gen, but we're planning on replacing it with a bigger SUV soon. I have my '99 "Heavy-Half" F250 (F150 frame with F250 transmission and suspension) that I'm doing an engine rebuild on right now, but that will continue to be our towing and work machine. It might be worth getting two vehicles like we plan on doing, an SUV for hauling kids and a cheap pickup for hauling big stuff.

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