cars to tow

We have a 32 foot Itasca gas class A and tow a 2009 Jeep Wrangler X 4 down. Agree with all the other posts about being aware of weight limits on the MH, and not packing the toad full of heavy items.

Most anything with a clutch.

We just got a '12 Chevy Cruze set up to tow... it tows easy (<3k lbs), a nice driver car, and gets great gas mileage (35 mpg).

An HHR makes a good 4 down tow with lots of room to tour and haul things in the rear area. About 3200 lbs. There is also a dingy towing forum on this site where ther will be more information. Good luck

lanerd wrote:
You first need to find out how much your mh can tow. At 32 ft, I assume you are a gas engined mh and be aware that many can only tow 3500 lbs. That really limits what you can tow.

Ron

an emphatic X2 on this! before you buy anything you need to know just how much weight your MH can safely tow without exceeding the various weight ratings...gross combination weight rating (GCWR), gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and each axle's gross axle weight rating (GAWR). you also need to know the curb weight of the vehicle you're planning to buy and whether that curb weight includes a full tank of gas (sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't).

the maximum amount of weight you can safely tow will be the lesser of the following:

- the GCWR minus the actual weight of the MH as it is loaded for travel (food, fuel, water, LP, clothing, supplies, pets, people and misc. stuff); OR

- the weight rating of the MH hitch (Class II 3500-lbs, Class III 5000-lbs, Class IV 10,000-lbs); OR

- the weight rating of your towbar

load up the MH as you would for travel and then get individual axle weights at a certified scale. compare those axle weights to the published gross axle weight rating (GAWR) for that motorhome. the actual axle weight must be less than/equal to the rating for that axle. add the two axle weights to arrive at the total rolling weight and then apply the three conditions above. assume nothing.

Motorhome magazine has a yearly Dingy Guide. The current issue is free.

http://www.motorhome.com/download-dinghy-guides/

You first need to find out how much your mh can tow. At 32 ft, I assume you are a gas engined mh and be aware that many can only tow 3500 lbs. That really limits what you can tow.

Ron

You can also check remcotowing.com. They have an application chart where you can put in the year,make,model and look up by sometimes which engine/transmission, 2wd/4wd on how it is towable.

We have towed a Ford Focus and currently tow a Ford CMax hybrid. Both are lightweight and tow well.

Honda CR-V is a very nice towable. You can get on FMCA web site to find out which ones are towabl. Good Luck.