Toads

My un-scientific poll of toads over last winter's trip (I looked at every MH towing a car while on the road) shows that the most popular 4 down car was the Honda CR-V, followed by some sort of Jeep. Good news is I'm also looking for a CR-V and found that there are a ton of 2005s on Craigslist. I'm looking for something a little newer.

Edit: I just did a CL search for Las Vegas and the area. 7 pages of CR-Vs 2004-2006

jplante4 wrote:
My un-scientific poll of toads over last winter's trip (I looked at every MH towing a car while on the road) shows that the most popular 4 down car was the Honda CR-V, followed by some sort of Jeep. Good news is I'm also looking for a CR-V and found that there are a ton of 2005s on Craigslist. I'm looking for something a little newer.

Edit: I just did a CL search for Las Vegas and the area. 7 pages of CR-Vs 2004-2006

Thank you for the reply

I tow a 2006 Chev HHR. It is real easy to tow, a lot of room inside and nothing to do when you are towing, like start the engine every so often or stay below 60 mph. It was also real easy to install the base plate. Alvin

I have a 2006 HHR and have toad it for about 5 years now. Easy to tow and have the room of a small pickup inside with the seat down. Go to Roadmaster towing and buy a fuse switch and install it for the fuse(never have to start to charge battery}. Roadmaster has the hitches and base plates also.

We are on our second Honda CRV, great all around vehicles.

We tow an 04 Mustang Convertible because we like to go topless sometimes.

billkaufmann wrote:
Looking for a used flat towable vehicle. {2004-2006}
Appreciate all suggestions. Near Las Vegas,NV

We used our 2004 Jeep Liberty for 8 full-timing years. It gave us lots of entertainment and fun and we never had a major repair on it.

Since you're in the west you would make good use of a Jeep. :)

I'm not sure of the year they were discontinued and replaced by the Jeep Cherokee - probably around 2010 - but if you can find a later year I'd highly recommend it. It tows beautifully and simply.

Billkaufman, look at a 2004,5 or 6 ford explorer. we have been towing ours with the neutral towing kit installed and computer programed for 12 years with no problems. I will find the ford part number a post it in a day or two. cost was $250.00 for kit and an hours labor to flash the computer at my local ford dealer. good luck, oilcan

This site will tell you if a car is towable or how to make it towable:

Remco

What are your transportation needs? In that model year range, most compact and mid-size GM sedans, and compact SUVs are towable with automatic transmission, and many sub-compact sedans are towable with manual transmissons. Include the Chevy HHR, as it is really just a different body on the compact Colbalt platform.

The Honda CR-V is quite popular with our RV crowd, which seems to like compact cross-over SUVs, although the Chevy Equinox in the same model year range is just as easily towable.

Folks who want off-road capability like to tow the 4x4 Jeep Wrangler, but if you are looking for a bit more comfort, the 4x4 Liberty is just as towable, if not quite as off-road capable.

All these work for up to 4-5 passengers. If your towed vehicle needs to carry more people, or heavier loads, then the choices become more limited, and you need to be more specific about what you want to do.

My towed vehicles have been outside your model year envelope: a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup when I needed a pickup for rental property maintenance, and a 2012 Honda Fit which better suited day to day transportation needs. Both were manual transmission, a personal preference, but also a towing necessity for the Ranger.

Doesn't matter much where you are, most of these options are readily available anywhere in the U.S., particularly the GM compact and mid-side sedans.