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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DallasSteve,
I totally understand your situation. Sometimes, we have to make things work with what we have, and don't have obscene amounts of $$ to throw around. That be me, too. And, being one that wants nothing to do with diesel irregardless of $$, I totally get you wanting to stick with a gas Motorhome.
I think you can make this work with a trailer, if you must. As long as you are OK with the trailer only being used to tow your Subaru, then you can get one that is open in the middle, like this Carry-on trailer meant specifically for carrying a car, that weighs in just under 1500 lbs and can be had for under $3k. Especially if you can find a used one.
You still should look into re-inforcing the frame extension and hitch receiver of whatever gas Motorhome you get, to make sure it can handle the weight of your car on a trailer. Even if you can stay under the 5k limit, odd are there is also a 500 lb tongue weight limit you'll almost certainly be pushing. Thats why I'd suggest re-inforcing the Motorhome frame extension, and maybe the hitch receiver in the back. That can be done, too, though, and not too expensive. I did such recently to my Motorhome, and very glad I did. Here is a thread on here where I discussed such.
I totally understand how you feel about the advice you're getting, and that you don't want to trade your Subaru or get a diesel Motorhome. Diesel is obscenely expensive both to purchase and to own/maintain compared to gas, and trading vehicles is always very expensive. However, I think in the long run, you may well end up one day wishing you had followed the advice here. I've been camping/RVing for nearly 20 years, been on these forums for 16 years. I can think of several times over the years I've blown off advice from the experts here, only to realize years later that they were right after all.
I totally understand your situation. Sometimes, we have to make things work with what we have, and don't have obscene amounts of $$ to throw around. That be me, too. And, being one that wants nothing to do with diesel irregardless of $$, I totally get you wanting to stick with a gas Motorhome.
I think you can make this work with a trailer, if you must. As long as you are OK with the trailer only being used to tow your Subaru, then you can get one that is open in the middle, like this Carry-on trailer meant specifically for carrying a car, that weighs in just under 1500 lbs and can be had for under $3k. Especially if you can find a used one.
You still should look into re-inforcing the frame extension and hitch receiver of whatever gas Motorhome you get, to make sure it can handle the weight of your car on a trailer. Even if you can stay under the 5k limit, odd are there is also a 500 lb tongue weight limit you'll almost certainly be pushing. Thats why I'd suggest re-inforcing the Motorhome frame extension, and maybe the hitch receiver in the back. That can be done, too, though, and not too expensive. I did such recently to my Motorhome, and very glad I did. Here is a thread on here where I discussed such.
I totally understand how you feel about the advice you're getting, and that you don't want to trade your Subaru or get a diesel Motorhome. Diesel is obscenely expensive both to purchase and to own/maintain compared to gas, and trading vehicles is always very expensive. However, I think in the long run, you may well end up one day wishing you had followed the advice here. I've been camping/RVing for nearly 20 years, been on these forums for 16 years. I can think of several times over the years I've blown off advice from the experts here, only to realize years later that they were right after all.
