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Old 10-16-2014, 02:06 PM   #424 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by adam728 View Post
Plus I maintain the private road we live on (8 homes). I can get >3K of sand, gravel, etc in the truck, that'd be 4 trips with the trailer. Life could be doable without the truck, but it's a lot easier with it. Except for fill ups, those are tough.
Yeah, trailers behind a car are OK for light loads on nice (sub)urban roads, not so good other places.

Besides, I have to question the numbers. I think I do better having a really light, fuel-efficient car (Insight) with essentially zero towing capability plus a truck for occasional loads, than I would having to drive a larger car that'd have significant towing capacity, when I'm not towing anything at least 95% of the time.
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