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The time is nearing for my girlfriend to think about turning in her leased 2014 Wrangler, and there have been several times where it would have been beneficial to have a vehicle that we could put a motorcycle or lawn tractor in the bed or on a trailer to be towed. I was thinking an F150 or Silverado would be appropriate for the task, but she really loves her Jeep, so we were thinking of getting a Wrangler Unlimited with a tow package.
It looks like the Wrangler's max tow rating for the 2016 model is 3500 pounds, which should be sufficient for what we'd be towing over the distances we'd be towing and the frequency at which we'd be towing (two or three times a year?).
I'm leaning toward either looking for a new F150 with an ecoboost engine (seems like a bottom of the barrel model with the 2.7L ecoboost will tow 7000 lbs or more) or possibly look for a "last year model deal" on a 2015 Silverado 1500 with the 6.2L V8.
Anyone have any experience towing with a Wrangler that they'd like to share? Does towing with a Wrangler suck?
It looks like the Wrangler's max tow rating for the 2016 model is 3500 pounds, which should be sufficient for what we'd be towing over the distances we'd be towing and the frequency at which we'd be towing (two or three times a year?).
I'm leaning toward either looking for a new F150 with an ecoboost engine (seems like a bottom of the barrel model with the 2.7L ecoboost will tow 7000 lbs or more) or possibly look for a "last year model deal" on a 2015 Silverado 1500 with the 6.2L V8.
Anyone have any experience towing with a Wrangler that they'd like to share? Does towing with a Wrangler suck?