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Originally Posted by Table 5
One thing to keep in mind is that the Escalade is the most stolen vehicle (at least in the US), which will surely affect your insurance rates. Never mind the fact that a good chunk of the people will hate you just for owning one (probably the only thing worse is having a Hummer).
If you're pulling 4000 pounds, an Escalade seems like Overkill. All the newer SUV's (Cherokee, Explorer, 4Runner) have a rating around 5000 which should fit your needs.
An older Land Cruiser would probably do the trick too. Hard to find anything more reliable than a Land Cruiser.
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One thing I've learned over the years is that having the extra towing capacity is worth it. I had a Tundra with a 7000lb capacity, and it was hard on the truck and tranny anytime I pulled anything within 80% of its capacity. I know I can get away with a 5000lb capacity, but doing 90k on the hiway and burning out engines and trannies twice as fast as normal is not very desirable to me.
I'd love to find a V-6 turbo diesel landcruiser, but as far as I know they don't make them?