class c or tow trailer, which is better?
hi, we are considering small class C with out car tow or small travel trailer pulled by small SUV? Can anybody tell us if its a bad idea to have only class C and no extra car or is it better to to...
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I look at it as TT vs C of similar size, find the C by itself works great for traveling but would rather have a 20-24 foot TT behind a full-size van or SUV when going somewhere to stay for a while, rather than pulling a car behind the C, what I do now.
Small TT with a small SUV depends a whole lot on what you mean by "small" because the smallest SUVs and crossovers (like Matrix, MPV, Soul) can't pull much of anything over 1500-2000 pounds, and even midsize like CRV, Journey, Escape, Santa Fe, Highlander and Equinox (and it's badge clones) will be at best in the 3000-4000 pound range. All will be limited on trailer frontal area as well as balancing payload vs what you are towing. At either size, it will not be just any SUV, you need the larger engine options, usually an engine shared with the next size car up.
If by "small SUV" you mean Sequoia, Armada, Yukon or Traverse, then you are getting to where the TT size approaching the smallest C's. V-8 or 4.0 V-6 Explorers might get you there, but the new Explorer is more of a cross-over, and I don't yet know what the changes mean for the car as a tow vehicle.
Small TT with a small SUV depends a whole lot on what you mean by "small" because the smallest SUVs and crossovers (like Matrix, MPV, Soul) can't pull much of anything over 1500-2000 pounds, and even midsize like CRV, Journey, Escape, Santa Fe, Highlander and Equinox (and it's badge clones) will be at best in the 3000-4000 pound range. All will be limited on trailer frontal area as well as balancing payload vs what you are towing. At either size, it will not be just any SUV, you need the larger engine options, usually an engine shared with the next size car up.
If by "small SUV" you mean Sequoia, Armada, Yukon or Traverse, then you are getting to where the TT size approaching the smallest C's. V-8 or 4.0 V-6 Explorers might get you there, but the new Explorer is more of a cross-over, and I don't yet know what the changes mean for the car as a tow vehicle.
