towing a full size car

The original poster clearly said that he intends to use a dolly. Yet still at least three responses here have told him to check and make sure if his car can be flat towed.

This is one of the things I find amusing (and annoying at the same time) about these forums. Frequently we respond without even really reading what the original poster is asking.

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.

If your hitch is rated to tow 5000 and and towing capacity is 5000 than your good .... Sorta.

What will your GVCWR be? That shouldn't be exceeded either. Most people don't even consider researching that and they should.

Shouldn't be a problem. As you can see In my sig, I tow a RAV4 on a Master Tow dolly with surge brakes with no problems. The RAV4 is about 3200 lbs. Just be sure your hitch is in good condition and all bolts tight. Also, when buying a ball for the hitch, check the weight capacity on the ball itself. Most 2" balls have less than 5000 lb rating. Look for one with a 6000 lb rating. Good Luck.

I just pulled my CCSB 2007 duramax pickup from phoenix to dallas, with 2200# in the bed. Total weight of truck is 9800#. My coach has a 275 cummins ISB. Pulls like a dream.

glamisorbust wrote:
I just pulled my CCSB 2007 duramax pickup from phoenix to dallas, with 2200# in the bed. Total weight of truck is 9800#. My coach has a 275 cummins ISB. Pulls like a dream.

You were only 4,800 lb over your pull rating.

The weight police will be showing up to your house soon. :)

Did it stop like a Dream?
Didn't you Dream about better MPG?

I tow a 3600 lb vehicle on a tow dolly. My tow rating is 5000 pounds and I seem not to have any problems towing this vehicle.
Prior to this I had a Subaru Outback that had about the same curb weight. I did flat tow this car. There was no detectable difference between towing either of the vehicles. It takes about the same time to strap my current vehicle down onto the dolly as it took to hitch up the Subaru for flat towing. I personally prefer dolly towing because my dolly is equipped with a surge brake, and this makes it very versatile to be used for all kinds of purposes (like as a small trailer behind my vehicle)

Hudsoner wrote:
I tow a 3600 lb vehicle on a tow dolly. My tow rating is 5000 pounds and I seem not to have any problems towing this vehicle.
Prior to this I had a Subaru Outback that had about the same curb weight. I did flat tow this car. There was no detectable difference between towing either of the vehicles. It takes about the same time to strap my current vehicle down onto the dolly as it took to hitch up the Subaru for flat towing. I personally prefer dolly towing because my dolly is equipped with a surge brake, and this makes it very versatile to be used for all kinds of purposes (like as a small trailer behind my vehicle)

How did you tow a Subaru Outback 4-flat? I was told that because an Outback has AWD, it can't be towed, either on a dolly or flat. And that the only option would be on a flat-bed trailer(heavy and expensive)

kemer wrote:

Hudsoner wrote:
I tow a 3600 lb vehicle on a tow dolly. My tow rating is 5000 pounds and I seem not to have any problems towing this vehicle.
Prior to this I had a Subaru Outback that had about the same curb weight. I did flat tow this car. There was no detectable difference between towing either of the vehicles. It takes about the same time to strap my current vehicle down onto the dolly as it took to hitch up the Subaru for flat towing. I personally prefer dolly towing because my dolly is equipped with a surge brake, and this makes it very versatile to be used for all kinds of purposes (like as a small trailer behind my vehicle)

How did you tow a Subaru Outback 4-flat? I was told that because an Outback has AWD, it can't be towed, either on a dolly or flat. And that the only option would be on a flat-bed trailer(heavy and expensive)

I had one of the last ones that were a manual shift version (6 speed). They stopped selling them in the US, and that was the reason I did not buy a Subaru again.
If you can find a manual one, you can put the shift stick into neutral and can flat tow the car for as long and as far you like to go.

I tow a 2016 f150 super crew 4 flat. Tows like it ain't there and has room for all 6 of us. Love the truck and easy to tow...put in neutral flip the transfer case dial a few times and 4 wheel tow mode enabled...that's it.