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2 questions: I have been counting toad vehicles today on a trip from Kansas City to Sikeston, MO. the majority of 4-down toads are Jeeps, why is that? 2ns Q, what are the pros and cons of towing wit...
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The reason there are so many Jeeps towed behind motorhomes is because they are extremely easy to hook up and remove. There are no limitations on towing as far as speed and distance. No fooling around with starting the car up and running through the gears before towing.
I have a 2013 Jeep Wrangler 4 door I bought new. Why is it easy to hook up and remove.
1. The Jeep Wrangler is a great height for 66 year old backs to hook up. We had a Saturn LS300 before the Jeep. I like the height of the Jeep much better.
2. When you get your tow bar hooked up to make the Jeep ready to tow you pull the transfer case into neutral. Move transmission into park and pull out the key. Thats it. 20 seconds. When you unhook it is the reverse. Also 20 seconds.
3. No fiddling around with running your car and shifting the transmission to oil it up.
I have had my Jeep for 18 months. I have driven it 18,000 miles and towed it another 12,000. It has needed exactly zero fixes except I broke it at Moab last April. But Jeep made a very good vehicle.
The newer Wranglers ride better and are quieter. I went in to buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee and ended up with a Wrangler. I told the sales guy I could not live with the rough ride of a Wrangler and the noise. Guess what, they now ride smoother and are not so noisy. That said it does not drive nearly as smooth on the freeway or as quiet as my wife's Acura MDX.
The other car we were interested in was the Acura that is the same as the CRV. My biggest objection to the Honda CRV is that it is too slow with it's little motor. And the handling compared to an Acura is poor. Mushy and sloppy around corners. Our Acura MDX is like a sports car SUV with good handling. The Honda is not a sports car. But Honda in their wisdom put a six cylinder motor in the small Acura SUV and then stupidly made it so you could not tow. Same for MDX. Our old MDX (2003) was towable.
The Jeep has a six cylinder and far livelier acceleration than the Honda CRV. Plus the Jeep has tight suspension and it feels good going around corners. So for me I liked the Jeep for a tow car. But that is just my preferences. Many of my close friends tow CRV's. I have owned 2 Accords and 1 S2000 Honda. Great cars.
Jeeps also have a low range that Hondas don't. This means you can get yourself in places with a Wrangler that no Honda CRV will go. If you come to a huge steep hill you have to have low range. No low range and you will spend a lot of time waiting for your torque converter to cool.
There is no Honda CRV week at Moab. Enough reason alone to get the Jeep.
I have a 2013 Jeep Wrangler 4 door I bought new. Why is it easy to hook up and remove.
1. The Jeep Wrangler is a great height for 66 year old backs to hook up. We had a Saturn LS300 before the Jeep. I like the height of the Jeep much better.
2. When you get your tow bar hooked up to make the Jeep ready to tow you pull the transfer case into neutral. Move transmission into park and pull out the key. Thats it. 20 seconds. When you unhook it is the reverse. Also 20 seconds.
3. No fiddling around with running your car and shifting the transmission to oil it up.
I have had my Jeep for 18 months. I have driven it 18,000 miles and towed it another 12,000. It has needed exactly zero fixes except I broke it at Moab last April. But Jeep made a very good vehicle.
The newer Wranglers ride better and are quieter. I went in to buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee and ended up with a Wrangler. I told the sales guy I could not live with the rough ride of a Wrangler and the noise. Guess what, they now ride smoother and are not so noisy. That said it does not drive nearly as smooth on the freeway or as quiet as my wife's Acura MDX.
The other car we were interested in was the Acura that is the same as the CRV. My biggest objection to the Honda CRV is that it is too slow with it's little motor. And the handling compared to an Acura is poor. Mushy and sloppy around corners. Our Acura MDX is like a sports car SUV with good handling. The Honda is not a sports car. But Honda in their wisdom put a six cylinder motor in the small Acura SUV and then stupidly made it so you could not tow. Same for MDX. Our old MDX (2003) was towable.
The Jeep has a six cylinder and far livelier acceleration than the Honda CRV. Plus the Jeep has tight suspension and it feels good going around corners. So for me I liked the Jeep for a tow car. But that is just my preferences. Many of my close friends tow CRV's. I have owned 2 Accords and 1 S2000 Honda. Great cars.
Jeeps also have a low range that Hondas don't. This means you can get yourself in places with a Wrangler that no Honda CRV will go. If you come to a huge steep hill you have to have low range. No low range and you will spend a lot of time waiting for your torque converter to cool.
There is no Honda CRV week at Moab. Enough reason alone to get the Jeep.
