I looked at all the incredible deals that GM was having last year. About a $10,000 discount on average. Most of their trucks had the 3.55 gears. At $22k, they had a nice GMC Sierra, 3.73 gears, nice upgrades, but it was the WT versions with tow package. The only downside was the no carpet sparse interior. But for me, a truck was a second vehicle by far. $19k and I was in a Sierra with the wimpier engine and smaller gears. No go for my purposes.
If I stuck to a boat under 5000 pounds total, I'd look elsewhere. Probably a Tacoma 4-door with towing package. But I have to tell you, having no tow vehicle saves a ton of money. It costs me a vacation or two with the boat, some take-out cleaning advantages, but saves me over $20k. That's a lot of gas. Gas is about third or fourth on the list as far as my looking for a tow truck goes. At an estimated 6000 miles a year, I wasn't going to worry about a few miles per gallon.
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