Travel Trailer weight vs vehicle hauling
I have a 2014 Ford Flex with the towing packing that allows us to tow up to 4500lbs. We are interested in purchasing Forest River Rockwood Mini Lite 2306 which says the UVW is 3890 and the GVWR says T...
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you do know that the Flex is NOT a small car don't you? 23 MPG highway is pretty good for a vehicle that can carry 8 people. You do know it is sized and looks more like the "Station Wagon" of old that congress legislated out of existence.
And that is just a bad outcome, IMO.
I owned an second generation Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser station wagon. One of the most comfortable and trouble-free vehicles I've had. It approached 20 MPG with just passengers loaded. I never towed with it but I'm sure it would handle a small trailer with no problem. I think that platform was the largest passenger vehicle ever built. It rode like a limo because of the long wheelbase and total GVW.
Today's vehicles that can carry 8 or 9 passengers are all about MPG and not about comfort or towing (maybe a new Benz or Audi SUV would challenge for comfort). It's too bad we lost that station wagon platform, it was a winner for function and use for a lot of folks.
