Prius towing a travel trailer? Yes.

Hannibal wrote:

Road Ruler wrote:

06Fargo wrote:
The hitch bolted to the unibody on our 1995 Buick. 5000lbs tow capacity using WD.

We too use a custom WDH on our 2003 Infiniti unibody.

Yes... most folks don't have a clue about TV's. You read all the time about the non towing ability of unibodied vehicles. LOL

One of the top rated vehicles in the 60's was the big, full sized Chrysler's. My dad was an RV dealer and he used a 64 Dodge, a 66 Chrysler 300, and a 69 Chrysler as the companies TV's.

All WERE UNIBODIES!

They were the premire TV's of the day.

Today the unibodied cars are even better with quality materials and advanced engineering.

Many people, including our own resident know it all thinks he's a mechanical engineer, erroneously think the older heavier full length chassis cars are safer and stronger than those newfangled plastic laden unibody cars the big bad government has forced us into.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Fx_pgxzH8

I've watched the video before and really wasn't surprised the newer car fared the best. However in the back of my head, I have to wonder just what condition the frame of the antique would really be in. You know the structure probably was not like it was when it was new.

Road Ruler wrote:

06Fargo wrote:
The hitch bolted to the unibody on our 1995 Buick. 5000lbs tow capacity using WD.

We too use a custom WDH on our 2003 Infiniti unibody.

Yes... most folks don't have a clue about TV's. You read all the time about the non towing ability of unibodied vehicles. LOL

One of the top rated vehicles in the 60's was the big, full sized Chrysler's. My dad was an RV dealer and he used a 64 Dodge, a 66 Chrysler 300, and a 69 Chrysler as the companies TV's.

All WERE UNIBODIES!

They were the premire TV's of the day.

Today the unibodied cars are even better with quality materials and advanced engineering.

Many people, including our own resident know it all thinks he's a mechanical engineer, erroneously think the older heavier full length chassis cars are safer and stronger than those newfangled plastic laden unibody cars the big bad government has forced us into.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Fx_pgxzH8

45Ricochet wrote:
They still make Buicks? :h err maybe I was thinking of Pontiac or Oldsmobile. Only the name has changed to protect the innocent.
Pretty sure the Prius is really just a name changer for the Yugo :B

95 Buick Roadmaster - GM F body with Buick level upholstery/dash/carpet and LT1 under the hood :)

06Fargo wrote:
The hitch bolted to the unibody on our 1995 Buick. 5000lbs tow capacity using WD.

We too use a custom WDH on our 2003 Infiniti unibody.

Yes... most folks don't have a clue about TV's. You read all the time about the non towing ability of unibodied vehicles. LOL

One of the top rated vehicles in the 60's was the big, full sized Chrysler's. My dad was an RV dealer and he used a 64 Dodge, a 66 Chrysler 300, and a 69 Chrysler as the companies TV's.

All WERE UNIBODIES!

They were the premire TV's of the day.

Today the unibodied cars are even better with quality materials and advanced engineering.

dodge guy wrote:

Is1mike wrote:
But since you mention it...They don't call them Exploders for nothing...

Never did understand why some people call them Exploders? I had one and so did a buddy of mine. never once did it Explode. also never did see one spontaneously explode, still can`t figure that one out!

I never understood the Exploders term either. Mine was never out of the shop any longer than 6 weeks at a time. I never had a chance to get the tires hot enough to explode.

They still make Buicks? :h err maybe I was thinking of Pontiac or Oldsmobile. Only the name has changed to protect the innocent.
Pretty sure the Prius is really just a name changer for the Yugo :B

What kind of Buick? Like a Roadmaster with an LT1? I love those.

The hitch bolted to the unibody on our 1995 Buick. 5000lbs tow capacity using WD.

cekkk wrote:
Does the Prius have a frame? If not, it would seem risky to stress the unit. Sounds a bit like putting a hitch on a beer can and hoping for the best.

Just a quick Google shows the '03 Explorers had a max tow capacity of 7k depending on setup, whereas the new pseudo Explorers come in at 5k. I stand to be corrected as I'm no expert, but I believe the older Explorers had a Ranger frame, where as the new ones are a Taurus platform.

There are lots of rig "Without a Frame" towing trailers just fine. It is called a Unibody, My daughter has a Honda Ridgeline with a 5,000# towing capacity. We towed a tandem axle U-Haul box trailer at 4,600#, along with 3 adults, and two 100# dogs.

I use to have a 64 Econoline van that I transplanted a 5L Ford small block into and towed a 3,000# 22' sail boat with all over.

usmohls2@yahoo.com wrote:

pronstar wrote:
Yikes.
The Prius has no tow rating from Toyota - it is not designed to tow anything.

It is if you bolt a hitch to it!

And at least one major hitch company makes one for it. In today's litigious society, they must know something all the keyboard experts don't.......:B