Recent content by thrifter

There have been many posts about towing power already. I pulled a 2500lb travel trailer with my V6 2008. It towes well but MPG gets really bad. I'd recommend a V8 if you are towing anything more than a pop up trailer. The wind drag is the major resistance when you on hiway

I've got the CURT WD hitch yesterday and I am going to remove the OEM weight carrying hitch and install this one on my V6 runner. I will install a tranny cooler later. For the last trip to a lake nearby, the gas milage was about 10GPM (4th gear all the time). I guess the the wind drag is a main...

my 2cents I just bought a fun finder x160 trailer, the dry weight is about 2500lb, 3000lb with all my gears and a tank of water. My 2008 V6 sport edition runner tows OK. I use 4th gear all the way and I have a reese brake controller installed. On highway, it cruises at 55-60mph while the engine...

2008 Sport Edition V6 1100 miles