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Well... still about mileage. : D I'm aware towing is hard on something especially something being pushed, but this will be a job for a beater econocar. Plus it's still comparing that to a V6 minitruck and a fullsize diesel for the 3500lb level. It's v6 minitruck or diesel for 5500lbs.
If your towing 1000lbs and getting 35mpg thats i'm assuming better than any cummins. Though at 3500lbs thats alot more - it's entirely possible that a cummins wont even feel that and will still pull 20mpg, whereas the v6 pickup will see some strain and maybe only be 20mpg itself. (but with 30% cheaper gasoline instead of diesel) At 5500lbs maybe the v6 pickup will be dropping way down. Or maybe it will be no worse off, mostly being about the aero load?
I'm trying to figure out which combination of two vehicles best meets my range of trailering goals. It's quite possible that a compact which can tow better than most (bigger than geo metro for this reason) and a fullsize pickup which is understressed is a better combination than say, geo metro and V6 S10 if the latter has to be used for nearly all tows over 1000lbs. Similar to the charts of "how does mpg improve when you cruise at slower speeds" from 35mph to 75mph, i'd be curious to how much the MPG of each type of vehicle drops as trailering loads increase. I've heard of enough gas pickups getting 8mpg towing travel trailers for instance. Someone said they got 8mpg towing 3500lbs with a sedan though because it was completely overstressed.
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