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Got a call from the manufacturer and thus made a final decision: we'll be getting a wet bathroom retractable roof Alto 1723 R: http://www.safaricondo.com/pdf/caracteristiques_alto_en.pdf Now come...
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camp-n-family wrote:
Have you changed your mind on which tt? Something with a dry weight of 4K will put the loaded weight out of range of all the midsize SUVs. That kind of weight will require a 1/2 ton truck or full size SUV. If you want to stay with a midsize SUV you need to be thinking a loaded weight of less than 4K
As for FWD or 4WD, doesn't really matter when towing on road. 4WD will be a want if you do a lot of off road towing or driving in snowy climates. Most of the midsize SUVs are based on car platforms and have AWD (all wheel drive) which is a bit different again. They are essentially 2WD most of the time but will automatically send power to the other wheel when slipping is detected. 4WD vehicles are usually not full time 4WD. They are usually RWD and have to be manually selected to 4WD when wanted and is not good for highway speeds or on dry pavement.
Thanks for correction on terms used! I'm literally taking driving lessons again (last time in the '80's and fortunately for the rest of youse, NYS, never saw fit to give me a license;)) and don't know my head from well other body parts:B. This is a requirement by the man who wants me to share the driving time on the trip. Hate when my love of the practical infects others and my own arguments are turned back on me....oops.
Anywho with that out of the way I'm considering the following vehicles:
Ford Flex w/ EcoBoost 3.5-liter V6 engine. That one seems exceptionally large maybe even too big but time will tell.
Subaru Outback 6 cylinder
Ford Escape w/ EcoBoost. We've rented this in the past but the man thinks he dinna like the seat and maybe the acceleration; I think his memory is foggy but a trip to the car dealer will end that debate.
Personally, I'm in wuvv with the Volvo XC70 but am prolly dreaming. Commonsense says that one should stay away from semi- exotic cars whilst driving cross country, especially when one knows absolutely nothing about engines.
That's all I've researched and made appointments for a test drive at car dealerships so far.
Any opinions gladly welcomed.
