Tow Rig Opinion

[RIBLUEFISH]

I have a 2001 Tahoe with the 5.3 and tow a Ranger 519DVX with a tandem trailer. I like my truck alot. Of course it was better when it was new but still does a good job with 130K on her. The Tahoe is a great family Suv and has taken several trips to Florida and also back home to Rhode Island. Since it passed 100K we use my wifes car for such trips. It gets about 15 mpg, I guess towing the boat and 18 to 19 without? All I know is it is 200 miles round trip to Nolin and I use 3/4 of a tank of fuel or less if I drive slow. I have never been a big fan of pickup trucks and really have no use in my daily life for one as far as work goes. Everything stays safe and dry in the Tahoe and with the 3RD row seating I can carry 6 screaming 10 year old girls to the movies. That might be seen as a draw back but at least I know they got there safe.

[MarkW]

All I ever towed boats with are Fords---90 F150 4WD inline 300 6Cylinder,2001 F150 2WD 5.4 liter,2003 F150 4WD 5.4,2006 F-150 5.4 liter 4WD and my current truck 1997 F-150 5.4 4WD 3.55 rear end ratio LS, Towing package, etc. etc.
All of them pulled a 20 or 21 foot bass boat with Tandem trailer with no problems. I prefer 4WD over anything out there. I've had to park in muddy fields,grass lots, slick boat ramps, etc. etc. 4WD has always been a lifesaver. Wouldn't pull with anything else.
To me, the down side of Fords and 4WD---fuel mileage *****. I've never had a Ford get better than 10-12 MPG while pulling a boat. My current truck gets 10 MPG. Pretty expensive especially with gas on the rise again. Trips to Alabama and Soluth Carolina have been quite costly.
Other than that, they ride good, have good power and pull good,shift good,and for me, all around good.
My fishing partner has always had Chevy's. His current truck is 2011 Silverado 1500 4WD with the smaller engine--5.3 I think.
It's an awesome truck! Rides great, pulls awesome and get great gas mileage---usually around 18 or better pulling the boat.
I think most of the new trucks get alot better mileage-----other than the Tundra.
The Tundra is also a real nice truck. A buddy of mine had a new one in 2008 and we pulled my boat to Arkansas for a tournament. I drove for the first 6 hours----handled great, good power, rode nice, etc. etc. I really liked the truck.
Gas was around 12-14 mpg pulling the boat.

That's about the most I can tell you and tried to stay unbiased.
I've never pulled a boat with a Dodge, Nissan or anything else other than what I listed---don't know anything about them.