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Originally Posted by connorsa  Yeah, this is my perfect thread! Just purchased a 1999 34' Excella. What is the best car type TV for her? A Surburban? A 2500 3/4 would work? Can I buy an older one if I find a good one? I just really don't want a truck.
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Connorsa,
Any 3/4 ton whether it is a pickup, suburban, excursion, would work, If you find an older one in good condition or make one into good condition would work too, good part you can always find parts and fix yourself, drawback is depending on how old you are talking when you get back into the 70,80's you are going to be looking at a large engine like the 460,450, Etc and they are very poor on fuel, where if you get into the mid 90's and even up into the 2000's you will do a little better. But given the weight of the 34 especially after you add your stuff you would be much better with a diesel, plenty of torque, better fuel milage, lasts longer (500,000 miles compaired to 200,000 miles). As far as a pickup vs a suburban/excursion this will mostly depend on you, how many passengers, what you want to haul inside. On the work truck issue you can find trucks that are no different than most cars as far as interior.
I had pickups reg, extended, crew cabs, 6 1/2 & 8 FT beds, the bed is very handy as far as for bicycles, go carts, etc, the suburban on the other can do pretty much same as a pickup but you have more passenger room.
I currently have a 1976 Soviergn 31 FT, 07 GMC 1500 Ext Cab & 2005 Ford Excursion, I have found myself driving the Excursion all the time because of its multi use and passenger availability. There is 5 people, my wife, me, 3 grandchildren with a 4th that will be joining us next year. With it having the 6.0 Diesel I get decent fuel milage which is better than the GMC. Towing with the Excursion is a dream, with the 6.0 I have the torque to pull with and it rarely goes into passing gear because of the torque which saves on fuel, ware & tare on the vehicle itself. I have had a 34 footer attached to the excursion and it is like the trailer is not even there.
One thing I learned and did not know until I was looking into a suburban is on the Chev/GMC suburban is to watch for the LT or SL model, these are a light 1/2 ton or just a dailey driver and not made for towing, LT & SL stand for light truck.
The Excursion is Ford and is the same as a F250 except for the body from the front doors back, so parts from a matching F250 will fit it.
Sarge