Anyone see anything wrong with this picture?

Looking at the squat it appears hooked up.
Without commenting on this specific setup given there is not enough information in the picture to have an informed opinion: I find it ..... shall we sat funny .... how people with no experience towing with a properly setup car have such strong opinions on why people do it and how they perfor while towing.

SoundGuy wrote:

Can-Am RV in London, Ontario. This is an established RV dealership founded in 1970 so I'd hardly describe those who ascribe to Andy Thomson's (Jr) towing philosophy as a "small group of people" but rather a considerable following. ;)

Compared to the number of trailers out there being towed by right sized vehicles, it's a small group, I'm betting less than 2%. No other dealer advocates this. And Andy will not dissuade anyone that wants to tow with a larger vehicle so not all his customers are towing over their limits.

Campfire Time wrote:
There is a small group of people led on by a certain Canadian RV dealer that thinks doing this kind of thing is the right way to tow.

Can-Am RV in London, Ontario. This is an established RV dealership founded in 1970 so I'd hardly describe those who ascribe to Andy Thomson's (Jr) towing philosophy as a "small group of people" but rather a considerable following. ;)

It would be a bad case of the tail wagging the dog in any kind of crosswind or rough curvy road. They will be giving the car an early death and the dealer will laugh if the owner brought the car in for any warranty work. A sudden emergency swerve or panic braking may get real interesting real fast. Other than that no problem.

Still pictures can be deceiving. Is it actually hitched to the car? Did anyone witness the trailer being towed by the car in the picture? :@

downtheroad wrote:
We have parked our Subaru right up close to our TT to block anyone from possibly hooking up to it and stealing it.

Doesn't look like these two are actually hooked up.

It's hooked up. The rear is sagging just a bit. Not hard to set something like this up with the right hitch. But just because you can doesn't mean you should.

We have parked our Subaru right up close to our TT to block anyone from possibly hooking up to it and stealing it.

Doesn't look like these two are actually hooked up.

Other than knowing the vehicle is not rated to tow that size rig it appears pretty stable from this angle. I've seen plenty worse with rear ends nearly dragging, this set up doesn't look too far off from a properly sized towing combo. In any event, people seek to enjoy life any way they believe is feasible and if it works for them and theirs, I have no reason to rain in their parade.

And I can't imagine that Lexus has much of a payload rating.

There is a small group of people led on by a certain Canadian RV dealer that thinks doing this kind of thing is the right way to tow. If you discuss it with them you'll find 2 things in common. 1) They don't want to buy a truck, either because of day to day mileage or because it's beneath them. 2) They have no experience towing with a truck or right sized tow vehicle.

Since I have knowingly towed right to my limits twice and can speak to the difference in towing with a right sized TV, they often can't come back with any real comparisons as to why their little TVs are so great for towing 27 ft trailers.

Is the TT actually attached to the RX 450? It looks like it's very close.
The tow vehicle doesn't appear to be sagging in the rear.