car for towing
Hi. I have a 31 ft class A moho and I need to get a car to tow. It will have to be a used car. What do you suggest for a good towable car?
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Jplante4 said:
Oh yeah,if I could have found one in my price range that wasn't all beat up, I would have gotten it. The trouble with buying cars like Hondas and Toyatas (popular with people who are "not car people") is that they don't get much care beside an occasional trip to the dealer for an oil change. No one seems to have pride in cars anymore. You just use them up and trade them in. It's my opinion that they are popular because they can be ignored. Not the kind of used car I want, especially for the price that these cars demand. A well cared for car coming off a 3 year lease is fine with me.
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I'm not disagreeing with you, I do find value in something that has a good track record like a Honda or other GM or Ford product. Our coaches are complicated enough, I found it relaxing jumping in the Honda without a care in the world. It's nice pulling a smaller car as you don't have to worry about parking spaces being too tight.
When I was looking for a new toad (my brother and his wife bought my Honda), I wanted something about the same size as the Honda. The Lincoln MKC is not towable (Ford Escape sister), the next model up, the MKX (Ford Edge sister) is towable four down. So, I went from 3,400 lbs, to 4,200 lbs, and the MKX is a nice SUV with a lot of safety features.
Now, a lot of cars fit Honda's reliability too as many cars are much better than in past years. The lease returns you are talking about are a good value, even for a Honda.
Most of us can't work on our cars, just too many electronics now and you can't even see the motor in some with all of the covers on top of the engine. I don't have the tools or space to work on a car which are much more sophisticated than my '72 Dodge Charger I had in high school (bought used). I had changed the brakes and starter in that car with the guidance of my older brother....those 'repair' days are gone now. LOL!
Carry on!
MM.
Oh yeah,if I could have found one in my price range that wasn't all beat up, I would have gotten it. The trouble with buying cars like Hondas and Toyatas (popular with people who are "not car people") is that they don't get much care beside an occasional trip to the dealer for an oil change. No one seems to have pride in cars anymore. You just use them up and trade them in. It's my opinion that they are popular because they can be ignored. Not the kind of used car I want, especially for the price that these cars demand. A well cared for car coming off a 3 year lease is fine with me.
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I'm not disagreeing with you, I do find value in something that has a good track record like a Honda or other GM or Ford product. Our coaches are complicated enough, I found it relaxing jumping in the Honda without a care in the world. It's nice pulling a smaller car as you don't have to worry about parking spaces being too tight.
When I was looking for a new toad (my brother and his wife bought my Honda), I wanted something about the same size as the Honda. The Lincoln MKC is not towable (Ford Escape sister), the next model up, the MKX (Ford Edge sister) is towable four down. So, I went from 3,400 lbs, to 4,200 lbs, and the MKX is a nice SUV with a lot of safety features.
Now, a lot of cars fit Honda's reliability too as many cars are much better than in past years. The lease returns you are talking about are a good value, even for a Honda.
Most of us can't work on our cars, just too many electronics now and you can't even see the motor in some with all of the covers on top of the engine. I don't have the tools or space to work on a car which are much more sophisticated than my '72 Dodge Charger I had in high school (bought used). I had changed the brakes and starter in that car with the guidance of my older brother....those 'repair' days are gone now. LOL!
Carry on!
MM.
