Towing with a Pirus...no really.

dodge guy wrote:


And yet U-haul won't rent a trailer to someone with an Explorer!

Uhaul won't rent to a Jeep Wrangler with a soft top either. If you have a hard top though, they will rent to you. How that makes any sense I will never know.

I have a soft top Jeep, so I used my work truck to rent the uhaul trailer, went home, promptly unhooked the trailer from my work truck and hooked it up to my soft top Jeep, and had a nice 500 mile tow.

I always laugh at my Prius, especially when energy screen says 50mpg..It takes forever to burn $20 threw it.

Road Ruler wrote:
The Prius... apparently a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Not surprised it can tow well. Car's generally do!

Crazy thing is that if Toyota raised the suspension height and put tall tires on it (both of which make it less stable) and called it an SUV, then everyone would be fine giving it a reasonable tow rating.

The Prius... apparently a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Not surprised it can tow well. Car's generally do!

Then there's the Sylvansport Go pop-up camper/utility trailer in one, @ 850# (3x the weight and money):

http://www.sylvansport.com/go/product-details/

ChooChooMan74 wrote:
Besides finding the UK tow ratings for the Prius, I checked a forum and found that it looks like one of our RV forums. From the Don't do it, to there is no problem doing it.

Also, eTrailer has an assortment of 1 1/4 receivers for the Prius. Not hard to find a hitch. I think I remember Aliner had a really small trailer that they showed was towed with a Smart Car? I bet a Prius could do the same. I also found a pic of a Prius towing a tiny TT.



Then I found this guy and his website who tows a popup with his prius.



But the most interesting find is, the STUPID PEOPLE PICTURES!

LOL

And yet U-haul won't rent a trailer to someone with an Explorer!

A good friend tows his Quads with a Pirus and has towed my Rzr with it. Has NO problems in the mountains and does have surge trailer brakes on his trailer.

I wonder how the Prius stops with 1300 lbs behind it?

how about that, Tupperware on wheels!

Besides finding the UK tow ratings for the Prius, I checked a forum and found that it looks like one of our RV forums. From the Don't do it, to there is no problem doing it.

Also, eTrailer has an assortment of 1 1/4 receivers for the Prius. Not hard to find a hitch. I think I remember Aliner had a really small trailer that they showed was towed with a Smart Car? I bet a Prius could do the same. I also found a pic of a Prius towing a tiny TT.



Then I found this guy and his website who tows a popup with his prius.



But the most interesting find is, the STUPID PEOPLE PICTURES!