Truck vs SUV

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looking to trade our civic in here soon. I’m wanting a truck to help haul crap for our new house and just because I like pick ups. Looking at a older crew max trundra. The wife wants a sequoia.. I like both, and have found better deals on the sequoias... just harder to haul anything.

Anyone here got a good trailer that works out well for lumber, sheet materials, insulation... stuff like that, that won’t make me finance forever lol.

I’ve seen some nice 5x10 trailers with the higher mesh sides but not sure how I’d strap down plywood in that?
 
looking to trade our civic in here soon. I’m wanting a truck to help haul crap for our new house and just because I like pick ups. Looking at a older crew max trundra. The wife wants a sequoia.. I like both, and have found better deals on the sequoias... just harder to haul anything.

Anyone here got a good trailer that works out well for lumber, sheet materials, insulation... stuff like that, that won’t make me finance forever lol.

I’ve seen some nice 5x10 trailers with the higher mesh sides but not sure how I’d strap down plywood in that?
I snagged a older square body cherokee, I wanted a small SUV with a 5 speed to drive back and fourth to work. I keep the superduty(4door long bed F350) for when I need to get anything done or moved.
But If I could only have one it would be the truck.
 
but not sure how I’d strap down plywood in that?

Poke some 2" holes down low on the mesh. then run the strap hook down to the frame or elsewheres you can get a good purchase.

I've got a piece of ply in mine right now. I'll try and get a pic tonight for you. though I have plywood sides, but same same.
 
Having owned both trucks and SUV's, they both have their good sides. SUV lets you carry a lot of gear and keep it dry and secure. Pickup lets you carry big bulky things, smelly things, dirt, lumber, etc. For me, the right fit was a midsize 4-door crew cab pickup with a folding cover over the bed.

For a few years, I got by with just renting Home Depot's pickup truck on an as needed basis. If you rarely need a pickup to actually haul things, renting one for a few hours is once or twice a year is a lot cheaper than buying a truck that never gets used as one.
 
If youre just worried about sheets of ply etc, why not keep the civic and put a hitch on it?

Ive had SUVs before, midsized ones (Nissan Pathfinder etc), and enjoyed it. But when it came down to it, I only really USED it when I was hauling my motorcycles to races.
I do miss that ability, and will get a beater at some point again, but I also like having a fuel efficient vehicle for the other 99% of the time.
And just a 5x10 trailer - most cars will haul that with a handful of plywood etc
 
If youre just worried about sheets of ply etc, why not keep the civic and put a hitch on it?

Ive had SUVs before, midsized ones (Nissan Pathfinder etc), and enjoyed it. But when it came down to it, I only really USED it when I was hauling my motorcycles to races.
I do miss that ability, and will get a beater at some point again, but I also like having a fuel efficient vehicle for the other 99% of the time.
And just a 5x10 trailer - most cars will haul that with a handful of plywood etc
The civic is too small. I’m 6’4, I hate driving it. Backseat room sucks with a 20 month old and a 7 year old. We have a paid for 06 grand marquis that’s our trip car. Gets 27-28 mpg on the hwy.
 
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My dd is a suv but I wont go without a pickup truck, 8' bed, and a camper shell. Weather proof like an suv but you can snatch it off it needed to carry tall stuff.
 
looking to trade our civic in here soon. I’m wanting a truck to help haul crap for our new house and just because I like pick ups. Looking at a older crew max trundra. The wife wants a sequoia.. I like both, and have found better deals on the sequoias... just harder to haul anything.

Anyone here got a good trailer that works out well for lumber, sheet materials, insulation... stuff like that, that won’t make me finance forever lol.

I’ve seen some nice 5x10 trailers with the higher mesh sides but not sure how I’d strap down plywood in that?

Don't get me wrong, I love everything about my 2010 Tundra CrewMax, except -- it won't haul shirt in that 5.5' fleetside bed. :(
 
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I have new Tacoma and the wife has a Sequoia. Also have a 6x12 trailer and an old Toyota T100 pickup as a beater. Traded a couple good bottles of bourbon for the T100 with a bad clutch. Guess what I use for the Lowe’s runs and dump runs? The beater I have less than $1000 in. It’s awesome! Regular cab 8’ bed and cost less than a trailer.
 
I'm a truck guy. Only once been without one when in Germany with the family the last time and had a Expedition. Didn't need to haul anything there.

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You can rent a trailer at Tractor Supply or call a rental place from the yellow pages where they can rent a trailer and the hitch. cheaper than buying one and storing it!
 
If you buy a trailer get one with 15 “ or larger tires. 15” rim with 5 lugs is typically a 3,500 lb capacity axle. 16” with 6 lugs is usually 5000 lb.

Any axles that uses tires smaller than 15” is probably too low capacity for what you want to use it for.
 
I own both. SUVs are great for 2 things: Hauling more people than most trucks, and poor gas mileage compared to a sedan that hauls an equal amount of people. They usually (maybe) have more tow capacity than a car and less than a truck.

Put a hitch on the Grand Marquis and get a trailer. Or Get a truck. If you're gonna trade your civic, just keep it because you're gonna be giving it away.
 
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I own both. SUVs are great for 2 things: Hauling more people than most trucks, and poor gas mileage compared to a sedan that hauls an equal amount of people. They usually (maybe) have more tow capacity than a car and less than a truck.

Put a hitch on the Grand Marquis and get a trailer. Or Get a truck. If you're gonna trade your civic, just keep it because you're gonna be giving it away.
What he said. Wife's Sequoia just hit 100k miles and she averages 14mpg. I don't want to know how much I've spent on gas. We can put 8 people in it though and we do it regularly. I'm not sure what the mileage in the T100 with the little 4cyl is as we only fill it up a couple times a year.

I'd say keep the civic and find an old beater truck as an extra vehicle.
 
Only reason we got a suv was 4wd. Gas mileage sucks the big one and she drives her civic more than anything.

But winters out here suck and some times cars just dont cut it.
 
What he said. Wife's Sequoia just hit 100k miles and she averages 14mpg. I don't want to know how much I've spent on gas. We can put 8 people in it though and we do it regularly. I'm not sure what the mileage in the T100 with the little 4cyl is as we only fill it up a couple times a year.

I'd say keep the civic and find an old beater truck as an extra vehicle.

Yep I'm a big fan of Toyota but I own a 2003 Suburban because it gets 15 MPG, cost less (at the time) with more equipment and 4WD, and hauls and tows more than the 03 Sequoia did. The Suburban now has 235K on it and my daughter has to drive it so it limits her range, increases her survivability in a crash, and she wrecked her 2005 Accord EX-L lol.

If you want it I'll sell it to you for $3500 ;)
 
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