We've gone 13 years without a toad. We started that way because we didn't have a towable car when we bought the motor home. So we rented from Enterprise for our cross country trips. In general we got good service and, for our usage, it was more cost effective to rent than to buy a new car. This depends on how much you travel.
Eventually we needed to get a new car and got a towable Corolla. By that time however, we were down to a few local trips a year, so I decided not to spend the several thousand it would have cost for the tow package. Our usage has dwindled more so that was the right choice for us.
I should note that we planned our trips in advance, and part of the planning was to select campgrounds which were close enough to an Enterprise so that we were assured of a pickup. Some folks don't like to be so regimented, so a toad may be the best for them.
Incidentally, when we made our first cross country trip in 2003 we entertained ourselves by counting Class As with or without a toad. At that time, about 1/3 had toads.
Ed
