New to TT, Bit timid to tow ...?
Hi all, I am new to this forum and new to travel trailer camping. We have "the bug" and are looking at small Jayco or Rockwood. We haven't bought the trailer, nor do we yet have a tow vehicle. Howe...
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Well, we bought a vehicle (2014 Dodge Durango Limited AWD V8). I *did* look at even more candidates than originally on my list, but given that we wanted 3rd row seating, 4x4 (preferred) or at least AWD, towing capability and Navigation package (hey, I get lost easily!) without getting a *HUGE* gas guzzler vehicle, it was tough to find options. So, we had generally settled on a Dodge Durango. And, at advice given in this forum, we did look at some used Durangos, but found that if it was gently used (e.g. 2 or 3 years old with <= 60K miles), then it didn't have everything we wanted and yet was within 10K of a brand new one equipped exactly as we wanted it, so new it was!
Went to a dealer with whom we had an inside connection and they gave us "dealer invoice" plus a $599 "dealer fee". I then went to Truecar.com and configured exactly what we wanted at that time and was sent an offer that was $1100 lower than what the "insider deal" had been! So, we went to that dealer today and, on other advice in this forum, asked how much it would be to upgrade it to a hemi V-8 engine. As that only added $1700 to the "out the door" price, we bought it. The vehicle is actually being "made to order", so won't be here for nearly 8 weeks, but we're in no hurry.
To be honest, I didn't re-do all of the numbers to confirm whether it would tow the TT's of interest, but if this huge thing won't do it, then we either get a smaller TT or forget the whole thing!
I am truly grateful to everyone for their help in this grueling and anxious process. It will now probably be a few months before I can afford to look at TT's again, but at least we'll have the vehicle ready ....
Craig
Went to a dealer with whom we had an inside connection and they gave us "dealer invoice" plus a $599 "dealer fee". I then went to Truecar.com and configured exactly what we wanted at that time and was sent an offer that was $1100 lower than what the "insider deal" had been! So, we went to that dealer today and, on other advice in this forum, asked how much it would be to upgrade it to a hemi V-8 engine. As that only added $1700 to the "out the door" price, we bought it. The vehicle is actually being "made to order", so won't be here for nearly 8 weeks, but we're in no hurry.
To be honest, I didn't re-do all of the numbers to confirm whether it would tow the TT's of interest, but if this huge thing won't do it, then we either get a smaller TT or forget the whole thing!
I am truly grateful to everyone for their help in this grueling and anxious process. It will now probably be a few months before I can afford to look at TT's again, but at least we'll have the vehicle ready ....
Craig
