Tow Dingy
I am considering purchasing a 4 wheel drive vehicle that I can safely flat tow behind my motorhome. I just want good reliable transportation that can be flat towed. A few people have recommended the J...
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We are planning on towing a Subaru Crosstrek 4 wheels down. Right now we tow a VW Passat on a dolly. Which is nice to sightsee at 45mpg. But we miss the off road stuff we used to do with our F350.
Looked at the Jeep, but they get poor ratings for reliability, poor MPGs and are bouncing and noisy. On the plus side they are easy to tow 4 wheels down and to equip for that. Plus there is an endless amount of accessories.
The Subaura gets about 35mpg on the highway, rides like a car and is just as capable off road (watched a gazillion comparison videos) with a much better 4 wheel drive system. Down side is the lack of off road accessories. But, it's improving.
It was tough but I did find a winch system and skid plates for the Cross Trek. There is only about 1" difference between the Jeep wrangler and the crosstrek in ground clearance, with the edge going to the Jeep and up to 2 inches on various other models and configurations of other jeeps. Not a big deal as we don't plan on rock crawling. The jeep can also handle much larger tires to increase the ground clearance if that's your thing.
Looked at the Jeep, but they get poor ratings for reliability, poor MPGs and are bouncing and noisy. On the plus side they are easy to tow 4 wheels down and to equip for that. Plus there is an endless amount of accessories.
The Subaura gets about 35mpg on the highway, rides like a car and is just as capable off road (watched a gazillion comparison videos) with a much better 4 wheel drive system. Down side is the lack of off road accessories. But, it's improving.
It was tough but I did find a winch system and skid plates for the Cross Trek. There is only about 1" difference between the Jeep wrangler and the crosstrek in ground clearance, with the edge going to the Jeep and up to 2 inches on various other models and configurations of other jeeps. Not a big deal as we don't plan on rock crawling. The jeep can also handle much larger tires to increase the ground clearance if that's your thing.
