A Titan pulling a Z. I had success with towing my Z with wife's Pathfinder and I know he guy who runs the local Z club pulls his track built
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02-07-2010, 03:28 PM | #676 (permalink) |
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A Titan pulling a Z. I had success with towing my Z with wife's Pathfinder and I know he guy who runs the local Z club pulls his track built 350 with a Titan. Reminds me of the SRT-10 hauling a Viper .
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02-07-2010, 04:21 PM | #678 (permalink) |
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I would go the biggest that you can. Over the past 10 years I have trailered my racecar, I have gotten a bigger vehicle each time, and now that I have a Ford Excursion, it is by far the best. Started with a Jeep GC - junk, tranny eventually went, then went to the Ford Expedition (which was nice, but always appeared to struggle), and finally the Excursion. As I look back at it, I should have bought the bigger vehicle in the beginning. I also say this because you might start today with an open trailer, but eventually you will get an enclosed, which needs a vehicle with 10k towing capacity minimum. As for the Titan, I have seen others at the track who have them, and haven't heard any issues, but make sure it has an upgraded tranny cooler (usually a HD trailer package) - it will help a lot down the road.
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If I ever get to the point where I need a tow vehicle, I think I am going to spring for something like an F250!
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02-07-2010, 04:40 PM | #680 (permalink) |
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Chevy 2500 HD with a duramax diesel for me..
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02-07-2010, 04:56 PM | #681 (permalink) |
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so many choices... price looks right on the used Chevy's... what do you think about this? not a duramax, but...
$16,995 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500hd Mileage: 19,152 VIN#: 1GCHC29K87E586597 Transmission: AUTO 6SPD Engine: 6.0L V8 Exterior: White |
02-07-2010, 04:58 PM | #682 (permalink) |
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Thats not a bad price at all!
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02-07-2010, 05:00 PM | #683 (permalink) |
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Wow I didn't know they were that cheap. Nice low mileage, too!
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I'm sure there are some diesels from like 05 and 06 that are under 20K as well.. not that you NEED a diesel over a 6.0L V8, but just saying..
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Might be worth checking out if the towing capacity is significant.
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The gas V8 is no slouch, 353 hp and 373 lb/ft, it's a great tow vehicle. The diesel would be only worth it if you wanted to tow a large heavy closed trailer and you plan on driving lots of miles. 2007 they improved the interior quite a bit, prior to that it was junk even by American standards.
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^at the wheel? I thought he was making that at the crank..
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