Potential TT owner looking for advice
Hello, Well - I've ended up here looking for impartial(ish) advice after getting thoroughly fed up with salesmen. (No surprise there!) I'm hoping to tow with a Subaru Ascent Premium, 5000 lbs towing,...
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SkiMore wrote:camp-n-family wrote:
Another consideration is how much do you plan to carry in the tow vehicle? All seats filled? The new tow rating standards account for 150lbs for a driver and the same for 1 passenger. Any weight added to the vehicle above 300lbs will reduce your tow rating pound for pound.
Towing with a 4 cylinder engine with a CVT (Ascent) is not going to be fun in the mountains at any weight. My coworker tows an Rpod with a Kia Sorento. Lightly loaded with he and his son and he says it struggles to hold highway speeds in the flats.
Do you know if your friend has the 4 or 6 cylinder Sorento?
I asked him for more detail. It's a 6 cylinder model towing a new Rpod. In his mind it is ok in the flats but even the slightest hills create issues. He is new to towing this trailer though and only had a pop-up to compare to.
