class c

[djroten]

What is the best vehicle to pull with class c

[CbtEngr1]

Jeep Wrangler (2 or 4 door) with a soft top, it's under 5k lbs. I may be a little bias though 🙂

[pocono1]

Have been towing a totally loaded 2013 Ford Focus automatic for the past year and a half. Need to disconnect the negative terminal, go through an easy procedure to set up and keep under 70 MPH. Don't even feel it is behind us and since we have the hatch it provides plenty of room for storage. Another plus is that it is fun to drive and is my daily vehicle (except when we have this darn snow and black ice up north).

Jim

[Robocop]

My conundrum was I live alone, love my 2002 F150 with only 95K and no dents or rust, but did not want a smaller toad that was more like a roller skate, in spite of it being lightweight. My CR-V was the right price, clean one owner and allowed for much storage and passenger comfort should I ever have passengers! But for now, I load it up with wood and every other week switch my vehicles to keep both mechanically healthy. Another cool thing is if I cannot get a ride to the mechanic or back when either one needs to be worked on, the RV excepted since the toad was bought for that purpose, I just tow the toad with the truck! Works just fine with the wiring umbilical and tow bar.

[rockhillmanor]

My little Chevy Tracker 4x4 has been fulfilling my needs for several years now. I didn't want to drop $20,000 for a new car just to drag around behind my MH. Found it used and she follows like a faithful Toad.

My advice is to find the "lightest' car you can find. You won't regret it. And you will smile as you pass other RV's going uphill as they struggle to keep up trying to haul a Toad that weighs right at, or exceeds their MH limits. :C

[tatest]

The "best" is whatever meets your transportation needs and is light enough to pull.

That it can be pulled without modification (other than lighting and towing equipment) is a bonus. That it can at least be modified for safe towing is a necessity.

Most older GM compact and some GM midsize cars (Saturns are popular) can be towed with automatic transmissions (the lighter duty 4-speed overdrive) as can some imports that borrowed that transmission (like some Honda and Suzuki).

Many front-drive manual transmission cars can be towed without modification, most of these in the U.S. will be subcompacts and compacts. Most front-drive cars can be towed on a dolly, if you can find a dolly that fits.

A few rear-drive manual transmission cars can be towed without modification, most rear-drive trucks can be towed if you disconnect the driveshaft. I know people who do this manually, underneath with the toolbox, every trip. So there is a convenience factor to weigh.

Some AWD and 4x4 vehicles can be towed four down, either because the transmission permits (e.g. Honda CRV, and manual transmission Subaru) or because the transfer case can be put into neutral and the transmission locked up (many, but not all, Jeep models). Not all transfer cases with a neutral permit this, it depends on internal design. Most AWD and 4x4 vehicles cannot be pulled on a dolly, the torque splitters and transfer cases are seldom designed to handle one axle turning and the other not turning.

I have two vehicles set up to tow, a manual transmission regular cab Ranger, and a Honda Fit. If I am going out alone and want to carry bulky toys, firewood, or other equipment, the Ranger is "best" for me. If I expect to be hauling around other people, the Fit is "best" for me.

What is best for me may not be best for you, it depends too much on transportation needs. People will tell you what they tow, and many will tell you that is what is best. Best for them.

[ron_dittmer]

We thought our little 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder was such a fun & friendly 4-wheel-down tow vehicle until we found ourselves driving it in dry river beds and unimproved roads. We were more adventurous than the car was designed for so we switched to a 2006 Jeep Liberty with 4x4 gear transfer case, also ideal for towing 4-wheel-down. It's my wife's around-town vehicle so it gets driven year round but not too many miles annually.

Consider where you are going most often, then find the appropriate vehicle that can be towed with all wheels on the ground like ours.

2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder and 2006 Jeep Liberty

[tenbear]

The best is your everyday car, if it is capable of being towed 4 down, and is within the weight limit of your MH.

[rvten]

Depends on what you are looking fir. Just something to run around in. Or like us. Haul GKids and dogs. Tow 4 down or on a dolly?

[Ka_Ron]

We have a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire and we have pulled it with a 27' Class C with no problems.