This being Memorial Day weekend, saw some pretty sketchy stuff regarding undersized vehicles towing oversized campers. The new 1/2 pickups are pretty mild-mannered. Unless a person has a hard time getting in/out of them or a garage that won't fit one there's really no mileage, space, or re-sale upside to a mid-size SUV w/enough towing capacity to do what you want done. The big 3 all have 1/2 ton pickups that will go over 20mpg empty. Pick the dealership you like to deal with, buy the pickup and run it for everything.
I run ford because they have the best service dept in town. Ram and Toyota would be a close second. Our local Chevy dealership's service dept has been awful.
