Luxury Diesel SUV as tow vehicle
Hi, I'm looking at people who have experienced towing with a diesel SUV. I'm planning to replace my current vehicle (2009 Toyota Highlander V6 AWD) in a year or so and I'm interested by the following...
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Well, answers are interesting. I did a search on the tongue weight rating:
Touareg: 616lbs (7200lbs towing)
X5: 600lbs (6000lbs towing)
ML350: 516lbs (7200lbs towing)
Grand Cherokee: 720lbs (7200lbs towing)
My next TT would be a 23 feet (about 4300lbs dry, 475lbs tongue weight)
In the real world it should looks like 6000lbs, and around 600-650lbs tongue weight)
The diesel GC is a good option but I doubt there will be much used available in a year. We'll see. As every domestic vehicle, the devaluation should be (pretty) high and it might be in my price range.
I'd like to spend no more than 40 000$ on the next (slightly used) vehicle.
I have plenty of time to look on the internet. I found this guy on the TDI forum:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=360918
My other option would be to trade my summer baby (Infiniti G35 coupe) for a pickup truck. I'm not ready for that yet! My wife (and I) does not want a pickup for everyday commute.
This is my current setup:
TT is a Bullet 180 FBS, 4600lbs loaded, 550lbs tongue weight with the 3 bikes installed in the front.
Bike rack
And the baby I do not want to trade!
Touareg: 616lbs (7200lbs towing)
X5: 600lbs (6000lbs towing)
ML350: 516lbs (7200lbs towing)
Grand Cherokee: 720lbs (7200lbs towing)
My next TT would be a 23 feet (about 4300lbs dry, 475lbs tongue weight)
In the real world it should looks like 6000lbs, and around 600-650lbs tongue weight)
The diesel GC is a good option but I doubt there will be much used available in a year. We'll see. As every domestic vehicle, the devaluation should be (pretty) high and it might be in my price range.
I'd like to spend no more than 40 000$ on the next (slightly used) vehicle.
I have plenty of time to look on the internet. I found this guy on the TDI forum:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=360918
My other option would be to trade my summer baby (Infiniti G35 coupe) for a pickup truck. I'm not ready for that yet! My wife (and I) does not want a pickup for everyday commute.
This is my current setup:
TT is a Bullet 180 FBS, 4600lbs loaded, 550lbs tongue weight with the 3 bikes installed in the front.
Bike rack
And the baby I do not want to trade!
