Tow Vehicle – Take 2!
Ok, I was wrong. I posted up about a Ford Expedition as the new vehicle. I just couldn’t do it. I didn’t like the way it drove or felt. Too soft, too harsh, too truck like, too boxy, too whatever. At the last minute I backed out, leaving a deposit and the fully prepped and ready to go vehicle on the lot. It was an extremely difficult decision process and one I would choose to never repeat. Lot’s of angst, soul searching, whatever. All over a car…so to speak. Since the vehicle change was only due to towing needs it was had to justify any change, much less to one giant boat of a vehicle I didn’t even like. That said, I did buy a vehicle. I found a black Toyota Sequoia with a 5.7 motor and 10k towing capacity with very low mile. A little more expensive then the Expedition but, in my opinion, better looking, a little smaller (at least looking) and it drives MUCH better. It will tow extremely well with 410 lbs of torque, which, by the way, is about 55 lbs more torque than the similarly weighted Expedition. It get’s better gas mileage too (by 1 mpg!). It’s a nice vehicle and I’m happy with the choice. Let’s close this issue, there’s work to do.
by John on Mar.20, 2011, under Projects and Modifictions
