Hi - I of course am just kidding - but wanted this to grab some eyes.
Lots of you folks tow a toad behing your Class A or Class C. I've been looking on line for some help but------ FWD - 4WD - rear wheel drive - car - suv - pickup truck ---
Oh C**P! It is soooooooooooo confusing!! How about letting some of us know what you tow behind ON ALL 4's. I'm looking for something I can hitch up and hit the raod running - no special equiptment to install on the toad to lubracate this and that or to cool this or that - just HITCH & GO!!
Any help would be appreciated - I'm thinking it might be easier to just rent a car once we arrive at each of our destinations! :>)
Roz said
05:45 PM Apr 16, 2011
One of the best indications or a good roadside restuarant is the number of cars in the parking lot.
There are quite a number of vehicles that work well as toads. If you notice, the variety is quite wide, but the most towed vehicles seem to be Honda CRVs and Elements or some Jeep product. We have a Honda Element and love it.
It always goes where ever it is towed to with no argument. You will find many other makes and models that work quite well. If you already have a preference, ask for opinions.
RVPAINTER said
06:14 PM Apr 16, 2011
Thanks ROZ this gives me a place to start. Dick
Bill Adams said
05:24 AM Apr 17, 2011
FMCA puts out a towing guide every year with a complete list of towable vehicles. If you are looking for a new car you can get the current list or you can pull up the previous lists from each year. You need to be an FMCA member and you need to join the FMCA website and then you have full access. Since most 5th wheel owners are not towing this would apply to those with a self-powered unit.
heyduke said
07:02 AM Apr 17, 2011
we bought a CRV just for this occasion...
RVPAINTER said
08:30 AM Apr 17, 2011
THANKS BILL AND HEYDUKE - APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE - I ASSUME NO SPECIAL "ADD ON" EQUIPTMENT NEEDED FOR THE CRV TO COOL THINGS OR LUBRICATE THINGS? IS THE CRV YOU PURCHASED STANDARD SHIFT - 4WD OR ????????
bjoyce said
08:54 AM Apr 17, 2011
Go to http://www.motorhomemagazine.com/ and select "Dinghy Towing". The 2011 guide just came out with paper magazine and as of today the pdf is not available, but says it is coming soon Pdfs for prior years exist. This guide is better than the FMCA one. Maybe you can find a paper copy of the magazine?
We have a 2002 4WD CRV and like it. Other 4WD that are popular that require no special equipment are Jeeps, Ford Escapes (including the Hybrid) and any standard shifting Subaru. Some like the Suzuki Grand Vitara, but since it can only be towed at 55mph it is off our list. We plan on getting a new toad/dinghy in 2012 and the CRV and Escape are on the top of our list.
NorCal Dan said
09:11 AM Apr 17, 2011
Any vehicle you're going to be towing 4 down will need a base plate so you can add the hitch hook point. And supplemental braking is required in some states for anything towed over 1500 lbs. Any vehicle considered should have directions in the owners manual under "recreational towing". Make sure you read before purchase.
Our setup is very clean and easy to hook up and unhook. We tow a Jeep Wrangler that is equipped with the M&G brake system (controlled by the coach air brakes) and the RoadMaster Falcon All Terrain tow bar. Connections between the Jeep and coach are the electrical plug, air line, tow bar and safety cables, and the emergency brake cable. Total cost of all tow equipment on the coach and Jeep (work done by my coach dealer) was just over $3k out the door.
RVPAINTER said
11:41 AM Apr 17, 2011
Thanks for the additiional info guys - I'm thinking CRV or Subaru. New CRv's are nott cheap but I found a Honda Dealer in Albuquerque and they have some used CRv's. We'd love to tow our mini cooper but from all I read - it can't be done with all 4 down (we have a 2007 6 speed std trans)and we really do not want the added bother of a dolly. Our motto is keep it simple - make it easy!!
HomeSweetRV said
01:23 AM Mar 28, 2012
I miss my Subaru! (they never die!) Wish I hadn't sold it now, would have been a great toad. Looking for a toad now, we're leaning toward the Jeep Liberty.
bjoyce said
01:56 AM Mar 28, 2012
We also miss our Subaru Forester, but being an automatic and my wife not knowing how to drive a stick, it had to go. Our current list is Honda CRV, Chevy Equinox and Ford Escape but the new models of a couple of these will not be final for a couple months. We want 4WD, we want good fuel economy (bye Jeep), and we like the usability of a small SUV. Ford is getting rid of the Escape Hybrid.
Trabuco said
02:10 AM Mar 28, 2012
We finally decided on a 2012 AWD CRV, expensive yes! This will be our third Honda and we'll keep it for a Long......Long.......Long time. This will be our first CRV. Our first 2 Hondas were Accords and both had over 200k with out skipping a beat. We just sold our last Accord that was 8 years old and got half what we paid new for it. They have a real good resale value.
RVPAINTER said
02:24 AM Mar 28, 2012
Ken - I ended up buying a 2012 Honda Fit - recommended by RvRon. Automatic trans and can be towed on all four. We love it - first Honda for us and I love the 2,700 lbs to tow - not much weight at all. The CRV was out of our reach but it sure is a great choice!
Hi - I of course am just kidding - but wanted this to grab some eyes.
Lots of you folks tow a toad behing your Class A or Class C. I've been looking on line for some help but------ FWD - 4WD - rear wheel drive - car - suv - pickup truck ---
Oh C**P! It is soooooooooooo confusing!! How about letting some of us know what you tow behind ON ALL 4's. I'm looking for something I can hitch up and hit the raod running - no special equiptment to install on the toad to lubracate this and that or to cool this or that - just HITCH & GO!!
Any help would be appreciated - I'm thinking it might be easier to just rent a car once we arrive at each of our destinations! :>)
One of the best indications or a good roadside restuarant is the number of cars in the parking lot.
There are quite a number of vehicles that work well as toads. If you notice, the variety is quite wide, but the most towed vehicles seem to be Honda CRVs and Elements or some Jeep product. We have a Honda Element and love it.
It always goes where ever it is towed to with no argument. You will find many other makes and models that work quite well. If you already have a preference, ask for opinions.
Dick
Go to http://www.motorhomemagazine.com/ and select "Dinghy Towing". The 2011 guide just came out with paper magazine and as of today the pdf is not available, but says it is coming soon Pdfs for prior years exist. This guide is better than the FMCA one. Maybe you can find a paper copy of the magazine?
We have a 2002 4WD CRV and like it. Other 4WD that are popular that require no special equipment are Jeeps, Ford Escapes (including the Hybrid) and any standard shifting Subaru. Some like the Suzuki Grand Vitara, but since it can only be towed at 55mph it is off our list. We plan on getting a new toad/dinghy in 2012 and the CRV and Escape are on the top of our list.
Our setup is very clean and easy to hook up and unhook. We tow a Jeep Wrangler that is equipped with the M&G brake system (controlled by the coach air brakes) and the RoadMaster Falcon All Terrain tow bar. Connections between the Jeep and coach are the electrical plug, air line, tow bar and safety cables, and the emergency brake cable. Total cost of all tow equipment on the coach and Jeep (work done by my coach dealer) was just over $3k out the door.
Looking for a toad now, we're leaning toward the Jeep Liberty.