Best pickup 4x4?

Richard53

Scrapit wrote: »

New Ranger seems good as a a vehicle no experience of it towing.

I can't speak for the newer models, but we have 2012 Rangers at work and they are dire. Interiors fall apart, the 4x4 and suspension side of things is highly fragile, and the engines, while good to drive, don't last. Can't recommend based on this.

Mercdriver

Carnmore wrote: »

Economical

Find a shop that sells square circles. Or alternatively circular squares. A 4 x 4 pickup with 3.5t pulling capability is not going to be economical compared to a normal car. Most are 3l V6's and weigh 2.5t. Get a lower powered one and you may find it is on paper more economical, but in practice less economical as it is being pushed to its limits.

As someone else has asked, what are you towing?

Scrapit

Mercdriver wrote: »

Find a shop that sells square circles. Or alternatively circular squares. A 4 x 4 pickup with 3.5t pulling capability is not going to be economical compared to a normal car. Most are 3l V6's and weigh 2.5t. Get a lower powered one and you may find it is on paper more economical, but in practice less economical as it is being pushed to its limits.

As someone else has asked, what are you towing?

Fairly safe to say 3.5 ton of stuff. Don't matter what it is.

Mercdriver

Scrapit wrote: »

Fairly safe to say 3.5 ton of stuff. Don't matter what it is.

What was your previous handle? I may have told you to grow up before. Quit the attitude.

Carnmore

Thanks for the replies. It’d be to occasionally move a tiny home on wheels

worried_jim

AndyMc..... wrote: »

Dodge Ram.

I'm getting my Stetson on.

https://www.boatwright.co.uk/american-cars-uk/dodge-ram/

alan_d

Carnmore wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. It’d be to occasionally move a tiny home on wheels

However, you don't need a 3.5 tonne towing vehicle to move any tin-tent that's UK road legal...

To me this sounds like an OTT wish list, and something that tows upto say 2.5T would be plenty.

Herzlos

That's what I was thinking - most caravans will be under 2000kg and you can tow them on most full sized diesel cars without needing to go down the truck route.


Unless it's a huge US import thing.

neilmcl

Mercdriver wrote: »

What was your previous handle? I may have told you to grow up before. Quit the attitude.

Mmm, I wonder

Herzlos

Scrapit wrote: »

Fairly safe to say 3.5 ton of stuff. Don't matter what it is.

Snark aside it does matter to an extend. Do they need the full 3500kg? Is it towing often? Off-road?