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3000lbs is really not much of a load. I would say get a mid size car with a small utility trailer for the random loads and be done with it. The mentality of everyone around here and probably the same everywhere, is that even a 3x5 trailer with a push mower on it needs a v8 with 4wd and they think I am nuts hauling stuff with anything smaller.
If you really want a truck then get it and don't bother with trying to justify the purchase. Not everything has to be a compromise and you can get what you really want. As long as you get it knowing that the mileage it gets is going to be bad but you are ok with it then knock yourself out. I would say get a s10/ranger 4 cyl automatic. They really don't get much different mileage when driven normal than the 5spd. When you have a load you will not be hypermiling it anyway.
Or you could do what I did and get a early 90s Astro 2wd VIN 'Z' and set it up to tow anything you would ever need for normal situations. I have had 10,000lbs of dirt on a trailer with brakes on all axles and it didn't have a bit of trouble with anything other than going up steep hills. I get 20-25mpg driving around in it now and even get 15mpg while towing a car on my car trailer with it.
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