Tow vehicle

we just purchased a '13 Hyundai Elantra to tow behind a winnebago aspect. about 2800 lbs but it is a manual shift 4 cyl, and surprisingly it runs well for a 4 cyl. Just fueled it today and it is getting a combined 35mpg. If you need an auto well you will pretty much be limited to a dolly unless you buy an older veh that was towable. The thing is we only paid about $5K more for new vs a used as an '09 with 40000 was at the dealer for $10K, no warranty as it was already 5 year old and the 10/100000 is only for orig owner!

It all depends what you want the toad to do? Do you want to go off road or will it be strictly for pavement? Do you want a hard top or rag top? What is best for one person is useless for another.

If I had my dream toad it would be a Suzuki Samurai with a VW diesel conversion so the toad and RV ran off the same fuel.

Oldme wrote:
If you want 4 down, you have to stay away from most Front wheel drive cars.

Definitely not true. There are many FWD cars that are 4-down towable. Many FWD with standard shift can be and there are plenty of auto trans FWD that are capable especially from GM and Ford.

Your View probably only has a 5000 lbs tow limit (maybe only 3500 lbs) so you need to keep that in mind.

Jeeps are by far the most popular but even some of those can't be 4-down towable. Of the FWD vehicles, Honda CRV is #1 with a bunch of others from GM and Ford. Most import cars, with auto trans, are not 4-down towable including all of Toyotas.

However, you can put a lube pump on your RAV4 and make it towable, but if your car is still under warranty, this will probably void it.

Do a search on "toads" and have fun reading.

Good luck

Ron

If you want 4 down, you have to stay away from most Front wheel drive cars.
The best advice to to check with the manufacturer of the car you are interested in.
If you do go to a dolly, Acme eztow is only 400 lbs with a hitch weight of 40 lbs and includes disk surge breaks and LED light. They can town 5,000 lbs which is more than you would want. I have one that works well behind a 2000 Class C 24 Ft with a CRV on it. http://cartowdolly.com/
They are made in N.C. and delivered to your door by truck.

Something light weight.

Being a Chevy guy, I would say HHR or Malibu.