Your American trucks are probably made in Mexico or Canada.mickboyle said:
The Titan and Tundra are made in the USA.
Sheeesh. . . .
Go for a test drive. And choose after that.
Your American trucks are probably made in Mexico or Canada.mickboyle said:Guys I currently have a 2003 F150 4x4 that's been very good to me but I want to get something that can tow more.
I'm looking at the 2005 GMC 2500 or 2005 F250 - both 3/4 ton trucks.
Hadn't really considered Japanese so ...........
I looked at Autotrader and there seemed to be a lot of folks trying to sell these Titan trucks. How good are they really versus American Iron and what are they like for towing. Also what are the maintenance costs like versus American.
I'm not anti-Japanese in fact I've had a few Jap cars - the last Mazda 626 that I had just wouldn't break - sold it with 240k miles on the clock and it's still going.
Any honest advice would be appreciated.
Mick
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If you don't care where the Titan is made, what difference does it make whether it is Japanese or American made?mickboyle said:...... I don't care where the Titan is made - I'm simply trying to work out whether to buy Jap or American
Hmmm, well i dont usually to near the limits, hang around and somone that knows more about towing and wt distributing will chim in. It definatly has the power, but you dont want to be at the limit and worry about rolling over and stuff. Also how far are you towing... Big inclines/declines..... it all depends. I know there is people here that towed more, even over the limit and claimed no prob, but if somthing happened they could get pinned with the fault for being over the limit if an accedent occured. figure out what the most would be when everything loadedmickboyle said:Leadsled - thx for a reasonable response .......
The 5th wheel Toy Hauler that I'm looking at buying weighs 7200lbs dry. The racing motorcycle sidecar weighs 800lb with spare engine.
Will the Titan be able to handle that kind of load 9 times per year ?
I'm currently towing a 5500 dry Travel trailer with my F150 1/2 ton and that handles fine.
Mick
The Titan has a great powertrain (aside from the small rear end), the question I would have is the weight you want to pull. I personnally would not be comfortable to pull a trailer with the Titan on long distances more than around 8000lbs or any other half ton truck. Now with that said some guys do. My brother just purchased a new toy hauler, when loaded will weigh nearly 10K and asked if I'd pull it. He was pulling this trailer with his 05 Ford 150 and unloaded approximately 6500lbs was having some struggling issues. Lucky for me he purchased a new diesel and will not test my truck on pulling his trailer loaded.... Hope this helps.:cheers:mickboyle said:How unreasonable can most of you guys be .......
I couldn't give a rats arse where the truck is made, what color it is, or whether it was designed by Ghandi's grand kids.
I just want to know how good the Titan is and how good it is for towing.
How friggin territorial are you clowns ...... you're starting to sound like European football hooligans ..... it's just a truck .... get over it.
I guess that there's boneheads on every forum - I was expecting more from this one.
Some in this forum are just sensitive because so many that love the big three rag Titans and Tundras as Jap POS.mickboyle said:How unreasonable can most of you guys be .......
How friggin territorial are you clowns ...... you're starting to sound like European football hooligans ..... it's just a truck .... get over it.
I guess that there's boneheads on every forum - I was expecting more from this one.