Towing Car On A Trailer - Weight Limit
I plan to buy a motorhome and tow my car, a Subaru Crosstrek, on a trailer. It can't be flat-towed and I don't know if it can be dinghy-towed. I want about a 35-foot class A motorhome with a gas eng...
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I wouldn't hesitate to tow your Crosstrek on a trailer. A quick search found some gas motorhomes with over 5000 pound rated hitches. Even many class Cs are rated to tow 7500. Also, there are steel car haulers that are within your weight requirements. The last one I had was 1500 pounds.
Having said all that, in my opinion hauling a car on a trailer is the least desirable of all the possible options for towing a car. Driving is no problem, with a little experience backing is not that hard. I've maneuvered a 22 foot flatbed trailer with a 40 foot box truck and it was much easier than I would have thought. The main issue is that when you are parked and unloaded you have an extra 1500 pound vehicle 21 feet long and 8 feet wide that can't move on it's own. It's all up to you, but if I were in your shoes I'd ditch the Crosstrek and find something you can tow 4-down.
Having said all that, in my opinion hauling a car on a trailer is the least desirable of all the possible options for towing a car. Driving is no problem, with a little experience backing is not that hard. I've maneuvered a 22 foot flatbed trailer with a 40 foot box truck and it was much easier than I would have thought. The main issue is that when you are parked and unloaded you have an extra 1500 pound vehicle 21 feet long and 8 feet wide that can't move on it's own. It's all up to you, but if I were in your shoes I'd ditch the Crosstrek and find something you can tow 4-down.
