# What Is The Best Vehicle For A Roadtrip?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-best-vehicle-for-a-roadtrip/69922>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 10, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-best-vehicle-for-a-roadtrip/69922 "2011-12-10T12:37:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![OmegaMan62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/df705f/32.png) [@OmegaMan62](https://community.cartalk.com/u/OmegaMan62)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-best-vehicle-for-a-roadtrip/69922/21 "2011-12-17T23:44:31Z")

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For a reasonable price you can probably get a used Chevy Silverado 15, Dodge Ram 15, or Ford F-150, with an 8-foot bed, and put a camper shell on the bed; I’d recommend at least a small V-8 with towing package, which would also allow you to tow a pop-up tent trailer with ease. If a slide-in camper would be more suitable, then a 3/4-ton truck would be best, like a Chevy 2500HD, Dodge 2500HD, or Ford F-250 Super Duty, all of which can be equipped with a diesel engine.

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**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-best-vehicle-for-a-roadtrip/69922/22 "2011-12-18T01:38:20Z")

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JosephEMeehan, did the VW even have a temp gage? Maybe it was running 300 degrees.

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