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06-15-2015, 04:53 AM
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Monaco Owners Club National RV Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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American made Toads
Looking for some good suggestions on small American made toad under 3500# Easy set up.
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06-15-2015, 05:00 AM
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Newmar Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Our pt Cruiser vert works great for us. Hook it up, put key in 1st position, trans in neutral and GO. Of course it's a 5 speed but we don't mind shifting gears. 
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Michigan (Summer) Michigan (Winter For Now)
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06-15-2015, 05:05 AM
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We've been yanking around our 2009 Saturn Vue for over 5yrs, without a problem.
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2009 Saturn Vue Towed
Full timed for 6yrs.
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06-15-2015, 05:08 AM
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Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: Baraboo, Wisconsin
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We tow a 2012 Chevy Captiva, which is a Vue clone and like it a lot.
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2005 Itasca Sunrise 33', W20 Chassis, Ultrapower, Henderson Trac Bar
2012 Chevy Captiva Sport AWD, ReadyBrute Elite Tow Bar, Blue Ox Base Plate, Protect-A-Tow
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06-15-2015, 05:32 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner Jayco Owners Club
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Location: Plainfield, IL
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Toads
Best thing to do is use the Motor Home Dingy report because it is specific by year. What applies for one year my not apply to other years. If manual transmissions don't bother you, your options are greater. Good luck!
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Jayco Precept 31 UL
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06-15-2015, 05:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve N Sal
Our pt Cruiser vert works great for us. Hook it up, put key in 1st position, trans in neutral and GO. Of course it's a 5 speed but we don't mind shifting gears. |
PT Cruiser's were made in Mexico! Our Chevy Equinox, which makes a great tow vehicle was made in Canada, but some are now made in Tenn.!
Stano 
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06-15-2015, 05:17 PM
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Monaco Owners Club National RV Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramets
We've been yanking around our 2009 Saturn Vue for over 5yrs, without a problem.
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How much does it weigh?
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06-15-2015, 06:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tmw188
How much does it weigh?
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3,664 to 4,093 lbs
2009 Saturn VUE, Curb weight
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06-15-2015, 07:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: western NC mountains!
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used, or certified used 2014 Ford Fiesta SE 4c Auto, just put in neutral and go -
21k miles we've toad ours
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06-15-2015, 07:17 PM
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Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Vancouver, WA
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What do you call "American made"?
In the 1980's WA state passed a law that required a certain % of the vehicle to be made in the US. We could no longer buy Dodge vans (made in Canada), but instead had to buy Toyota pickups (made in the US). That law lasted two years.
Honda makes more vehicles in the US than they import.
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RV'ing since 1957, NRA Benefactor Life, towing '21 Jeep JLU Rubicon Ecodiesel
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06-16-2015, 01:50 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Baton Rouge, La
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Chevy Equinox but it is made in Canada. Good car, auto transmission tows well.
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06-16-2015, 03:22 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Full Timer - Parked around.
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We still like our 2011 Ford Edge for towing. Simple process to ready it for towing.
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06-16-2015, 07:48 AM
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There Is the new Jeep Renegage to look at too, as long as it has the appropriate transfer case. I did a quick look at the Jeep site, and coundn't tell. I would suggest downloading the manual which would have the step by step on the process to put into tow mode (I have a weak connection, so couldn't get to it) but you can find it under "jeep ownership" or something like that on the website.
Looks like it weighs about 3600 pounds. It is on the larger Fiat 500 platform, but as far as I know it is US made, and looks to be mid-uppers $20s.
Regards,
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06-16-2015, 07:55 AM
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Newmar Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Betr2Trvl
There Is the new Jeep Renegage to look at too, as long as it has the appropriate transfer case. I did a quick look at the Jeep site, and coundn't tell. I would suggest downloading the manual which would have the step by step on the process to put into tow mode (I have a weak connection, so couldn't get to it) but you can find it under "jeep ownership" or something like that on the website.
Looks like it weighs about 3600 pounds. It is on the larger Fiat 500 platform, but as far as I know it is US made, and looks to be mid-uppers $20s.
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The Renegade is NOT flat towable. There have been several threads on this.
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