How is the Chevy Traverse towing 5000 lbs?
I've been researching RVs and TT's for over a year and have finally decided I'm happy in the Airstream 23 ft Serenity. Now I need a vehicle to tow it and came upon the Chevy Traverse which seems like ...
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pig78 wrote:Hmmm so 2700lb 8 and 10ft popups are ideal, not 5000lb are you nuts full height travel trailers:B
Used my wife's 2007 Outlook (Saturn's version of the Traverse) to tow trailer with band gear, some extras, and luggage and 6 adults in the car with luggage behind rear seat. Trailer wieghed in at 2700#. Back end car set perfectly level. Towed like a dream. My only caution is the transmission. Doubt it had anything to do with towing since we only did that once, tranny went out 6 months later, and had also been repaired before we towed with it. I bring up the tranny issue because that year model had transmission issues to begin with. I'd make sure that those issues were worked out in later models only because if there's already known issues, then towing could exacerbate them. If there's no known tranny issues, IMO, you shouldn't have a problem. Just keep up the maintenance.
P.S. Didn't even notice a difference in driving between just me and my wife, and a full car load with 2700# trailer on back.
