Short trip maybe if it will haul it off the ramp. I had a Nissan pick-up that was a 4 cyl 5-speed stick 2 wheel drive. It did not like pulling my flats boat that is 1000 lbs lighter than the V. Up and down the road was not real bad but the ramp is where it failed. Rev up the motor and slip the clutch to get it rolling then by the time the clutch could be let out 100% the motor would start to loose rpm and die. I glazed one clutch at 1400 miles trying to get a fellow boater off the ramp that was suffering the same issue. Added a leaf spring to handle the tongue weight which helped but never could solve the lack of power on the ramp. Low range would have certainly helped as would the automatic transmission. Not a bad truck, it just wasn't intended to do what I was asking.
Why aren't you getting better mileage with these autos? I don't understand... what am I missing?
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