towing a full size car
We have a 2010 Buick Lucurne that we'd like to tow with a Master Tow dolly. Our RV says we can pull up to 5,000lbs. Curb weight for the Buick is approx 3800. Wouldn't load toad down to much. Just won...
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kemer wrote:
We have a 2010 Buick Lucurne that we'd like to tow with a Master Tow dolly. Our RV says we can pull up to 5,000lbs. Curb weight for the Buick is approx 3800. Wouldn't load toad down to much. Just wondering if anyone has had any issues towing a larger car...btw, it is a FWD
The car can certainly be towed on a dolly. We towed a 1997 Buick LeSabre (3750 lbs.) over 25,000 miles on a Roadmaster dolly (750 lbs.). We towed it behind a 2001 Winnebago Adventurer 32V with the 310 hp version of the V10.
If you already have the dolly I would go with it rather than modifying the car to pull 4 down. It'll cost another $1,500.00 to $3,500.00 for the modifications and towing equipment depending on what you need.
We now tow a 2004 Jeep Wrangler 4 down (also 3750 lbs.). The tow bar, break away, and braking systems cost about the same as the dolly. To me there isn't much difference in time or effort to load the car on the dolly or hook up the 4 down Jeep. You're just trading one set of procedures for another.
We switched to the Jeep because it seemed pointless to drag the Buick half way across the country only to leave it at the campsite while we rented a Jeep to go off roading.
