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Dan Douglas (not verified)    September 25, 2015 - 12:45PM

In reply to by Gregory Faulkner (not verified)

Thanks! I currently own a 2001 Toyota Tacoma. I tow trailers for work daily. They weigh with load between 800 and 2000 pounds plus. I also pull a 18 foot 5th wheel that is listed at 2,800 lbs. but when loaded likely weighs 3300 lbs. When I haul the 5th wheel I average 15 mpg with the lowest ever of 12 mpg for the day on a road with a lot of short curves and up and downs. When pulling on highway hills I the have to shit down to 4th or even 3rd. If I have to stop before I start a steep hill I have to pull it in 1st or 2nd gear. I am interested in getting a new smaller pickup. Toyota is out as they have a fiber bed which will not take a 5th wheel hitch and I like to control I get from a 5th wheel over a standard trailer. Because of that I am looking at the Colorado and Canyon. The 3.6-liter gas should handle my needs nicely but I have been looking into the 2.8 L diesel. Noise is one concern I will need to check out. Other is the 6 speed auto transmission. Indications are it does not handle vibration well which leads to early failure. Another is a maximum torch rating of 332 lb-ft, and engine power of 315 of that transmission. The 2.8 diesel is rated at 369 lb-ft at 2000 rpm, and the 3.6 L gas at 305 hp. The 369 torch rating is clearly over the maximum ratting of the transmission, and the 305 horse power pushing its max. Will the transmission hold up?

I am not interested in how fast I can get off the line or to the next stop light to just stop again. When on the highway I like to hold a constant speed and at present have little ability to downshift to pass someone and do not see the need to have that ability. But it would be nice to be able to pull grades easier. Any comments?

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