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Kober
Explorer
Nov 16, 2021

What's a reasonable towed vehicle?

New to Class C, come from towing 5th wheel. One disadvantage is loosing the ability to simply unhook and use the truck to go exploring so I'm looking for something to tow behind.
I have a 2014 E450 with the Ford V-10. Not going to buy a Grand Cherokee so I'm looking for a reasonably priced something to tow.

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  • When we went to a C, we bought a 20 year old TJ Wrangler. Easily towed flat / 4 down. As MDK said, even though his is newer Wrangler, no fuses, no special anything. Hook up, XSFR case in N, transmission in P, and off we go.

    Fast forward to late 2020, and with a kid heading to college many hours from home, she needed a more reliable car (she had a 25 year old buick). No, we did not give her the Jeep; we sold the Jeep outright, as well as the Buick, and got her a Corolla using that money and savings to avoid payments.

    Point is, we miss the Jeep, but now my wife drives behind me in her Subaru...I miss the ability to flat tow, but it has worked well having her tag along behind. Since we are only doing big RV trips about 4 to 5 weeks a year, this works. Rest of time are small local trips anyway.
  • The new Ford Ranger is towable 4 wheels down. Nice truck. Reasonable size.
  • With all due respect, "reasonably priced" and :not going to buy a Grand Cherokee" (there are many reasonably priced used JGCs, in fact, the older ones are on the cheaper end of the spectrum compared to similar SUVs) are not very defining terms in what you're looking for.

    This is a completely open ended question.

    On the upside, your options are numerous depending on budget, type of vehicle preference and intended use of the vehicle (when it's not being towed).

    Try adding information like:
    Budget
    miles
    new/used
    vehicle type (car, suv, jeep, pickup)
    intended use (daily driver primarily, off road capable, etc)
  • I pull a 2016 Wrangler JKU with a Blue Ox tow package. 4 down, easy to tow, no locking steering, or fuses to pull, or other special needs. Transmission in P, and transfer case in N, and off you go. 1/4 tank of gas to keep the weight down, and under the GCWR of 15250 lbs.