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Thanks for all the responses. What i also am wondering is this:
I plan to use the Ridgeline (or the Taco) to carry a popup camper. Now, the payload of the Taco is 1100 lb and the payload of the Ridge is 1500 lb. How on earth are the Taco people carrying a popup camper weighing around 1000 lb (I presume) and then have a few people in the truck? Anyone who owns a short bed (5 ft) truck and has a pop up camper care to shed some light? |
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Get a domestic 1/2 ton, or better yet, 3/4 ton if you’re going to a slide in camper. Toyota trucks downright suck for payload. |
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if the second thing, you may be confusing the payload and towing capacity. the payload refers to how much weight can sit in the truck and not how much it can safely tow, although the towing capacity goes down as the actual payload goes up. for example the towing capacity of the ridgeline is listed as 3500-5000 pounds, depending on configuration. which is pretty standard for a light duty suv/pickup. those numbers generally assume minimal payload, but there are ways to calculate safe towing capacity based on expected payload.
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Not towing the camper. But looking at pop up camper for the truck. Hence, payload capacity comes into play.
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in the truckbed, unless your very 'large' family likes to sleep in the popup camper while you're driving down the road, i don't see the issue. their figures are very conservative in america especially due to litigious culture. if u exceed payload while stationary camping i wouldn't worry about it. people in europe do some crazy things with very small vehicles.
go for the tundra / honda/ or a diesel if going for the big kahuna 2k lb camper. i think you would get much better mileage as that engine is doing less work then the v6 to carry same weight Last edited by cinema; 07-03-2020 at 08:02 PM. |
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gotcha. can you post a generic picture of the type of camper you are thinking about, out of curiosity?
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Caveat is, if you end up getting in an accident, being over GVWR could hold you liable.
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This is what I have in my mind.
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very true. dont listen to me.
people also really like current gen gm v6 and ford v8. chevy using isuzu platform very popular across the globe. mazda set to release theirs on the same platform. lots of interesting competition now the market is primed for it as people move away from smaller vehicles Last edited by cinema; 07-03-2020 at 08:52 PM. |
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And tongue weight has to be added to that as well.
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yea, got you now.
honestly, having driven the taco on stock suspension, i think adding much bigger rubber and running the payload near capacity would make driving it on the highway, and especially in the mountains a real drag.
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true. but then the bigger truck than the taco (say, F-150 or tundra) are huge. that will be only only car as we are are one car family. i have no idea how i will drive it around town and park while running errands etc.
as an aside, i love small cars. The E46 BMW wagon was my ideal family car, or the Audi A3 hatch, or the GTI all were my ideal family car. now imagine my mental turmoil trying to go from that size to a tacoma. then imagine the shock of going even bigger...tundra! |
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