towed vehicle choce

[aboeck3]

I have a question regarding the best vehicle to flat tow. I currently tow a 2015 Ford Focus automatic. It is a good little car except for the transmission. I am looking for a replacement vehicle. I have heard good and bad about the Chevy Equinox. I am also considering 2013 or 2014 Honda CR-V. What issue, if any, has anyone had with either of these vehicles or is there a better option

[Dutch_12078]

gfs1943 wrote:

K Charles wrote:
Do you want auto or standard? Do you want room to put stuff or just something light? Your "best" might not be someone else's "best". Best for me was something that I could tow without doing anything but hitch up. We traveled three days once and I never looked at the towed and then on the fourth day I unhooked and started it. No fuse no run every four hrs, nothing, and no limit to the speed.

Sounds great! Let us in on the secret -- what is it?

I don't know what K Charles tows, but we tow our 2011 Toyota RAV4 automatic 4WD the same way. We often go several days without unhooking or starting it, the same as we did with the 2002 RAV4 that preceded it.

[Gottahaveit]

2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee now. Prev. was a 1996 Jeep Cherokee Sport. Love it and the newbie as well.

[Heisenberg]

We have a 2012 Equinox and a 2014 Wrangler. Both are great toads. They have both been flawless.

[gfs1943]

K Charles wrote:
Do you want auto or standard? Do you want room to put stuff or just something light? Your "best" might not be someone else's "best". Best for me was something that I could tow without doing anything but hitch up. We traveled three days once and I never looked at the towed and then on the fourth day I unhooked and started it. No fuse no run every four hrs, nothing, and no limit to the speed.

Sounds great! Let us in on the secret -- what is it?

[mike_brez]

We have been pulling the same 2001 Wrangler around for 14 years with my $50.00 base plate and she some plows every winter. it's only been in the shop once and that was just a couple months ago because the check engine light was on due to a bad co2 sensor.
I tried to remove it for couple hours and gave up. $75.00 labor and I allready purchased the sensor from Jeep.

[BBminn]

We have a 2014 honda cr-v, easy to hook up and tow.

[becker]

We have two vehicles..... 08 Honda CRV and a 13 Jeep Sahara 4dr..... both tow beautifully..... the Jeep is our favorite because you can go almost anywhere anytime..... the Honda is a little to the ground and is not 4 wheel drive..... there are probably others just as good but I have experience with these..... good luck!

[jfskeet]

We have a 2013 CRV with a SMI Stay and Play and we like it very much!
Tows great

[holstein13]

The perfect tow vehicle for us at this moment is a Ford F-150 4x4. We have two kids and this truck fits everyone well and has room in the bed for our bikes. We've even gone off-roading in it a few times.

[stripit]

I bought a 2015 Cadillac SRX because it was so easy to make towable. Looked at smaller vehicles but figured since the amount of time we would be towing which is little, and the amount of time we would be not towng might as well have something nice to drive. So far very pleased with the car and how it tows.

[Mile_High]

I tow a TJ 4 down. I even towed it behind our 5th wheel. Does great, but I would rather tow our Expedition if I could. I don't see where that is going to happen.

[J-Rooster]

I own a 2014 CRV it's also a toad and daily driver and the last year of the CRV being towed all 4 down. No problems so far at 40,000 miles!

[falconbrother]

I love my CRV. It's my daily driver and my toad.

[2gypsies1]

We have a 2015 Equinox and to us, it's a luxury car. The finish is beautiful in and out. It is extremely roomy with lots of leg room for front and rear passengers and has a lot of rear storage space. We're very happy with it.

If you want to do any fun exploring the backroads we absolutely had a ball with our Jeep Liberty.