I need a toad.

[Kober]

I sold my 5th wheel a year ago and been pretty happy with the Class C towing a trailer with either my motorcycle(s) or my UTV. This coming spring the wife wants to go NE and we'll need a toad of some sort to get around. I'm thinking Honda CRV and I'm told 2010-2014 are the easiest to do flat towing with.
I'd like to hear some other suggestions. Oh, and it will not be a daily driver when we're home.

[Hank85713]

Well do you want an automatic or are you capable of a manual transmission? We tow a 13 Hyundai Elantra with a 6 speed trans. tows well easy to work on if needed. Be cautious of the gm products I have watched several videos on them being repaired and one was called the bmw of america. To repair a water pump about 1/2 of the engine compartment required being pulled. check you tube videos dont remember which guy did it but there have been more than 1.

[ronfisherman]

I towed a 2012 Chevy Captiva for 5 years. Sold it to friends that are still towing it. Captiva’s are the Chevy version of the Saturn Vue. They stopped building them in 2015. Parts are compatible with Chevy Equinox and Malibu drivetrain parts.

[RetiredRealtorR]

You say it will not be a daily driver when it's home. Will it strictly be a toad, and sit idle otherwise? That would have a very strong bearing on what I would buy.

[bobndot]

Chev Sonic except the sporty RS version can be flat towed. Sonic made a hatchback which offers storage space.
Other Chev’s are also towable , one is the Equinox. They advise to start and idle the vehicle for 5 mins every 200 mi or so to recirculate the tranny fluid.

I added a charge line from the rv to keep the toad battery charged. I did that mainly bc i drilled holes in my taillights and installed bulbs/sockets instead of buying a special harness for running lights. If i need extra side marker lighting at night or on rainy days , i just flip on the toad parking lights.

You also have to turn the key ‘on’ to free up the steering wheel lock. Make sure to turn the ignition to the first click not the second click, that way the odometer will not register mileage.

Only when i flat tow , the latest thing i did was carry a full size mounted spare inside the hatchback .
I recently shredded a tire on my toad while towing at 1 AM and only had a donut on board. I had too far a drive to get home and had to spend the night at the tow companies yard. A full spare could have been changed by me and i could have been on my way home .

As per one of our members suggested ,
Im also adding tire psi monitors on the toad bc i could not feel the tire go flat after hitting some potholes.
By the time i realized it, i was riding on the rim.

[Tom_Barb]

Find a jeep..no more worries with what's towable
preferred one that has a dis connectable font hubs.
most of the jeeps are front bumper towable without baseplates.