Hello all. We have been really struggling with the motorhome vs 5th wheel decision and will be heading to Hershey this weekend to help with that decision. We thought we were leaning toward motorhome until we started to look into the car towing situationWith that said, I have a car towing question. We would pretty much always have to tow a car since we never just hang in the campground. The problem is trying to decide if towing is an option. So... My question is, is there such a thing as a 4 wheel tow bar that does not require cutting and can be installed on a leased vehicle, and easily removed? I have an equinox AWD company vehicle. The company vehicle plan allows us to use the car as a personal vehicle as well. I was excited to see that the equinox is an approved 4 down tow vehicle until I watched a video of the installation and saw the cutting and drilling involved. That wont work with a company car. Are there any tow bars or vehicles that are easier to install? Jeeps maybe? Dolly apparently is not an option with this AWD car according to the owners manual.Any recomendations? Thanks!

Why not just use a car trailer?I think you're asking if there is a BASEPLATE that would install on your toad rather than a special tow bar?Check blue ox's website. Great info on there.

my base plates BOLT to the jeep (behind the bumper) - 3 bolts (for each base plate) easily remove when and if i ever want to remove them.the base plates retail for 400 bucks - so you can bet ill remove them (even if i sell them for 1/2 price).all base plates use a nut/bolt attachment mechanism (invisible behind the bumper) - there was NO cutting involved - i could remove my base plates and you'd never know our jeep was ever towed.

Our CRV had to have part of the bumper system removed, but no cutting. The installer gave the part to us to reinstall if we ever sold the car.

As others have said the base plate bolts on. You will also need lighting for the rear of your Toed (brake and turn lights)and an auxiliary braking system. The braking system usually needs some holes to be drilled into various places on the Toed. You can get a Ready Brute tow bar with a Ready Brake installed on it instead. The ready brake is a surge brake that does not require being mounted inside the car. You won't be able to get around some holes drilled on the outside but they would all be hidden under the car. The lights can be mounted to the Toed with magnets. Good luck.

We camped next to a couple a few months ago from Florida. There Toad was a Honda Accord and was leased. He told me that was their second leased Honda they used as a Toad.

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gemert
Explorer
Sep 12, 2014
As others have said the base plate bolts on. You will also need lighting for the rear of your Toed (brake and turn lights)and an auxiliary braking system. The braking system usually needs some holes to be drilled into various places on the Toed. You can get a Ready Brute tow bar with a Ready Brake installed on it instead. The ready brake is a surge brake that does not require being mounted inside the car. You won't be able to get around some holes drilled on the outside but they would all be hidden under the car. The lights can be mounted to the Toed with magnets. Good luck.
rondeb
Explorer
Sep 11, 2014
Our CRV had to have part of the bumper system removed, but no cutting. The installer gave the part to us to reinstall if we ever sold the car.
bshpilot
Explorer
Sep 11, 2014
my base plates BOLT to the jeep (behind the bumper) - 3 bolts (for each base plate) easily remove when and if i ever want to remove them.

the base plates retail for 400 bucks - so you can bet ill remove them (even if i sell them for 1/2 price).

all base plates use a nut/bolt attachment mechanism (invisible behind the bumper) - there was NO cutting involved - i could remove my base plates and you'd never know our jeep was ever towed.
SpurHntr
Explorer
Sep 11, 2014
Why not just use a car trailer?

I think you're asking if there is a BASEPLATE that would install on your toad rather than a special tow bar?

Check blue ox's website. Great info on there.

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