Suggestions for tow vehicle with good mpg
My daughter wants to buy a new/used 4WD vehicle that gets good mileage yet pulls up to about 4,000 pounds. Any suggestions?
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Redsky wrote:
If gas mileage is very important it would also help to get a lighter trailer to tow. Lots more options for towing a trailer with a loaded weight under 3,000 lbs. like the Subaru wagons that get a true 30 MPG at 70 MPH on the freeway when not towing.
Good advice, but do please note:
The real tow limitation on those wagons is the stated hitch limit of 200 pounds, making that "3,000 lb tow limit" achievable only if towing a boat. Due to design they can be towed with as little as 5% total on the tongue, whereas a travel trailer needs 10-15%. That would limit TT tow capacity to the 2,000 pound neighborhood.
I wish Subaru made this clearer up front- it's buried way down in the owner's manuals....
