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XC90 or pickup truck for towing a boat? XC90

posted by  SLong on  Tue May 1 12:36 CST 2018
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I am debating getting a:
2006 XC90 2.5T AWD
or
a pickup truck (2003 F150 / 2001 Silverado or similar)

It will be a second car driven only ~1000 miles per year in NH. The main purpose other than occasional runs to the dump or hauling lumber will be to put a boat in and out of the water. Towing of the boat will be local (less than 10 miles). I might use a utility trailer (~2500 pounds) for an hour trip once in a while. The combined weight of the boat/trailer is 3500 pounds, without fuel. So maybe 4000 pounds max. The boat trailer doesn't have brakes.

I do need four wheel drive to get up the boat ramp, which is pretty steep as far as they go. An a friend's Acura MDX put the boat in last year and did fine.

I was thinking pickup truck, but am a bit worried about rust and other quality problems. I know the 2.5T engine well (I have a 2007 V70 2.5T). I am impressed with Volvo's resistance to rust. Unfortunately the V70 just can't handle the boat and is FWD.

What do you think?

Steve





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