Photo Review of the Quality my 2015 179

Not sure if I put it over in the correct thread, sorry still learning. 

As stated in my prior post that I would return for a report on my buying experience with RV Nation here in Ohio. We were originally planning on our pick up around the 7th. Our 179 didn't arrive until this morning. 

Originally posted by Jay in Maryland Meach, my prerunner is a v6, if your tacoma is 4 cylnder it could be iffy. Thw wind does drop your mpg if u get in a hurry. If i stayed around 50 i could approach 15mpg. But u cause trouble on the interstate unless u get up near 65....

Thanks for all the input folks.

I've got the 4.0 L. V6  Yea I was aware of a camper like pulling a sail down the highway.  We're kind of at a transition point when it comes to camping. Think the wife is ready for more comfort both traveling and camping. Have thought about getting a small popup for our motorcycle (currently pull a cargo with tent,gear,etc), we camp with a lot of folks that have em. then could also use her smaller matrix or the truck and still pull it around when weather not the greatest.  Have considered a larger pop-up behind truck (less wt & less wind drag) which then led to considering a small hard body like the rpod. Want to make sure we'll use what ever we get to justify the $, etc.

While traveling around during my recent trip to UP of MI it was a pain to get stuck behind a slow RV with nowhere for them to safely pull over. Folks use the 2 lane highways up there like they are the interstate going 65 - 75 even when speed limit was 55  I saw more LEO's up there more than anywhere else on my trip. On my bike I could slow and pull over on shoulder If I wanted which was fine for a motorcycle but not  RV's when I saw semi's, etc coming up fast behind me. Traffic would be heavy in both directions in the middle of nowhere which made it hard to pass.

I have a brother with a fairly small hybrid TT a couple hours away, I may go pull it around and see how my truck does. Got a brake controller I wanna hook up first, have had it a while just haven't gotten around to fooling with it.  Been having too much fun traveling around on my MC. :)

Meach

Absolutely!  I was pulling a Boston Whaler that weighed almost 4,000 lbs. and my R 178 made my Nissan
6 cyinder work much, much harder.  Incidentally, I weighed my 178 with all amenities and it weighs a little over 3,000 pounds.  My wife made me buy an F 150 (v-8) so she wouldn't have to hear the word "torque" on trips.

Hey, thanks for quick reply. Bought my truck used, came with hitch (5k lb rating) & flat 4 which was what my boat needed.. Had been using a chevy van to pull boat but it died and thus got a truck. Later I learned more detail about diff. between with or without tow pack, some dealers were known to stick a hitch on em and say it had the "tow package".  The only thing I might add would be a tran. cooler. Looking at getting a camper of some type around 3K add 1k of stuff and I think around 4k won't be too bad.



Man 11 mpg, I'm used to camping on one of my bikes (40 - 45 mpg) just got back from 3500 mi trip up to the UP of MI and back here to GA, Would have to had spent 4 times as much in gas. :(  taking truck/camper, oh well any thing to keep the mrs. happy.

Thanks again, meach
(thanks for welcome also Leo)