Anyone see anything wrong with this picture?

You tow with what you like. If it is an overload you loose acceleration, ride comfort and increase TV wear and tear.

The breaking is a function of the TT.

Some might consider it a white knuckle tow, other think it is just fine.

Terryallan wrote:
I have read about CanAm, and they do mod on cars to make them tow all the time. And when they get done with the car it is a very capabil TV. However. that is thousands of dollars later. It's not cheap to turn a Porsche into a tow vehicle. But with enough money. You can do just about anything.

Plus most of what I have seen them do is with Airstreams, and Airstreams a, brake controler re known for their easy towing.

It cost me $1,800 for a full hitch install with electrical connector, circuit breaker, and brake controller , etc. on a car. That includes everything even tax. I think they quote $400 flat plus materials if you just want to strengthen an existing setup, that's what they did for a friend anyway. What does a car manufacturer charge for a class II towing package .......?
They are a large Airstream dealer, but that is not what most of their cars pull. I believe their most popular was the diesel Jetta's pulling 21-23 foot ultralites. Not sure this year's with the VW diesel problems. Face it, Airstreams are a great trailer to tow and we'll made, and I test drove Andy's personal 300C with a three axle Airstream (yes very nice to pull), but at their 50k entry price point and limited room inside is just not bread and butter. At their last ride day they had 5 combinations up, only one an Airstream.

westernrvparkowner wrote:
For all we know he was towing it 1/2 mile to or from a storage lot, or relocating from your snowbird park to the park next door or maybe even moving from one site to another. I can see many situations that will allow humanity (and the Lexus) to survive.

Very common to see boats and trailers being towed short distances with undersized tow vehicles in resort and boating areas.

I have read about CanAm, and they do mod on cars to make them tow all the time. And when they get done with the car it is a very capabil TV. However. that is thousands of dollars later. It's not cheap to turn a Porsche into a tow vehicle. But with enough money. You can do just about anything.

Plus most of what I have seen them do is with Airstreams, and Airstreams are known for their easy towing.

Campfire Time wrote:

horton333 wrote:
personal experience.

Exactly. Mine is different than yours, and having done it both ways, I'll stick with what I've learned.

And we're not racing our towing combos. I couldn't care less if a sports car is faster than my truck when towing a trailer. I tow at a moderate speed and have encountered a lot of hairy situations over the years and never had a problem with control.

The slalom tests I submitted as objective evidence the various comments about stability are uninformed, not advocating racing.

I figure use the best tool for the job, hence why I have typically had a couple of tow vehicles on the go simultaneously and I use which one makes sense for the trip I'm on. For me a full size truck is just too many disadvantages, or compromises, and is simply not required until at a larger trailer then we want.

There are lots of other people like us. It's sad the sales hype and lack of technical expertise at the dealers means too many people's options are limited.

westernrvparkowner wrote:
For all we know he was towing it 1/2 mile to or from a storage lot, or relocating from your snowbird park to the park next door or maybe even moving from one site to another. I can see many situations that will allow humanity (and the Lexus) to survive.

My screw up, I should have looked at his license plate to see which state they were from. I looked around the park to see if he just came in late last night and then moved to a winter spot this morning, however I did not find him.

Oh and BTW our full frame Buick Rainier with V8 is only rated to 6500. And it came OEM with a class IV hitch.

Chris

Looks setup better than some of the weekend setups ive seen pull into the campgrounds.

For all we know he was towing it 1/2 mile to or from a storage lot, or relocating from your snowbird park to the park next door or maybe even moving from one site to another. I can see many situations that will allow humanity (and the Lexus) to survive.

I can only find Class III hitches for this vehicle rated at 400/4000. Chris

Here a zoom crop of the hitch area. How do you do a weight distribution hitch on an uni-body vehicle?

Attach to the mounting points, and then typically weld or bolt a central custom section to allow the weight transfer forward and add to the vertical capacity.