Real life Hybrid towing experiences
Hi folks, Looking for some insight from those who have towed with a mid-size SUV hybrid. DW and I are a single-vehicle household and are hoping to get into a slightly bigger vehicle than our curre...
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mkirsch wrote:
If you're looking for actual towing experience with these vehicles, you are not likely to find it here. The "culture" here is that anything less than a pickup truck with 8-lug wheels and a diesel engine is not capable of properly towing anything, so you will receive an overwhelming negative response to your proposal.
Those who are towing with these vehicles are off happily towing and no longer need advice from this forum.
I will also say that I personally do not have any experience towing with either of these vehicles myself, but I have a piece of advice to offer:
You either believe the ratings, or you don't. I don't think 3500 or 5000 is unobtainable or unreasonable for either platform.
If you are talking about a small single axle trailer with negligible tongue weight (but still north of 12%)...sure. They can do the job if you are careful to check all the ratings.
But I've seen enough of these marginal tow vehicles that look like they are climbing a hill when they are going downhill because the rear suspension is bottomed out. I suspect most are not happy but most either get an appropriate tow vehicle soon after or stop towing because it's "so scary".
Sure I believe the tow rating. I also believe the payload and hitch weight limits but with the SUVs the payload/hitch rating is often met long before the tow rating.
From the original post, the OP appeared to be concerned about cost and a 1/2 ton pickup isn't significantly different cost from an SUV. So what exactly is pushing the OP towards an SUV?
