Change of plans! Now I want a teardrop!
Some of you may remember me from a year ago when I was asking advice on towing with my Ford Escape. I previously decided to screw it and buy any TT I wanted and have a friend tow it to a campground fo...
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rjxj wrote:
also, since we are starting over with this issue lets go back to what beemerphile is saying. Take your Ford to the dealer or call with the vin and come up with the actual towing capacity. Start there. A trailer hitch bolted on later is not the same as a tow package. I may have missed it but lets start there and then build off accurate info.
Exactly. Because bottm line is if you are adament about using this particular car as a tow vehicle, THAT is going to be the limiting factor. At least in this case, being "tow vehicle limited" you have fewer choices you have to make, because this is going to keep you down to just a very few possible trailers.
Try to remember, that no matter what some may try to tell you, these small cars are really people movers, and no amount of sprinkling fairy dust on that car is going to change that fact. There are any number of folks ( especially Airstream folks ) that have drank the kool-aid and think you can pull a giant house with a small car, but it really is just not safe.
To me, a teardrop is basically the same as tent camping only with a hard floor a couple feet off the ground. That's cool if it works for you, but it's not for everyone.
