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03-26-2017, 05:26 PM
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Towing my Toyota 4 runner vs purchasing a more tow friendly toad
Hi all,
I was looking at the cost to kit out my Toyota 4 runner for towing and it was about 5K between a drive shaft disconnect, brake system and lights
The 4 runner is 7 years old and was going to change it in the next 2 years or so.
What 4wd or Awd suvs would make a better tow vehicle?
The 4 runner can be towed on a dolly with the rear wheels on an dolly but that's not an option as its 4700lbs and my rig can only tow 5000lbs.
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03-26-2017, 05:45 PM
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Jeep Wrangler. Best toad ever".............
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03-26-2017, 06:04 PM
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If you prefer the SUV type vehicle, I think I would look at the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Really nice vehicles and very off road worthy. Be aware, not all GC's are 4-down towable....think it depends upon the type of transfer case used.
Ron
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03-26-2017, 07:25 PM
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Thanks both, I do like the look of the Grand Cherokee.
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03-27-2017, 09:08 AM
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Chevrolet Equinox V6 or GMC Terrain V6. 4 down towable as is, only have to remove the #32 fuse.
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03-27-2017, 02:46 PM
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I was having a think about this and not sure I want to get rid of the 4 runner as I really like and it's paid for :-)
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03-27-2017, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 1stMH
I was having a think about this and not sure I want to get rid of the 4 runner as I really like and it's paid for :-)
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Good reasons to keep one, but if you're planning to swap it in the next couple of years anyway, does it make sense to spend $5000 on it now?
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03-27-2017, 02:52 PM
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That's very true, I probably would just not bother setting up for a toad. It's one of those things that would be nice but do I really need it. Most of our trips are within 2 hours of home, I could get the wife to follow me in the 4 runner (and carry put kayaks and bikes).
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03-27-2017, 02:58 PM
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I think the only time we would really want the toad is when we go on vacation for a week or so and not on weekends. We have two 1 week trips planned this year.
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03-27-2017, 05:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1stMH
That's very true, I probably would just not bother setting up for a toad. It's one of those things that would be nice but do I really need it. Most of our trips are within 2 hours of home, I could get the wife to follow me in the 4 runner (and carry put kayaks and bikes).
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That's what we did until we started taking longer trips. Anywhere within a couple of hundred miles, and one of us would drive the car. My wife would fight me to drive the RV, and I'd get stuck with the car We've got a pair of walkie talkies so we could stay in touch.
Then we went to Colorado -- 1000 miles away -- and rented a car. After that, we bought a tow dolly
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03-27-2017, 05:49 PM
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That's what we did until we started taking longer trips. Anywhere within a couple of hundred miles, and one of us would drive the car. My wife would fight me to drive the RV, and I'd get stuck with the car We've got a pair of walkie talkies so we could stay in touch.
Then we went to Colorado -- 1000 miles away -- and rented a car. After that, we bought a tow dolly
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My wife won't drive the Rv at all :-)
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03-27-2017, 05:52 PM
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We tow 4 down with a Nissan Frontier pickup, manual tranny
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03-27-2017, 06:41 PM
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Quote:
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My wife won't drive the Rv at all :-)
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My wife had to get her confidence up, but now she enjoys it. I go off for weeks at a time on my motorcycle, and she's not going to sit at a home. She'll take her mom camping or goes with friends. She loads the car on the tow dolly by herself, unloads it, everything.
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03-27-2017, 06:50 PM
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Quote:
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My wife had to get her confidence up, but now she enjoys it. I go off for weeks at a time on my motorcycle, and she's not going to sit at a home. She'll take her mom camping or goes with friends. She loads the car on the tow dolly by herself, unloads it, everything.
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My wife said she will try to drive it this year, I won't hold my breath though :-)
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We tow 4 down with a Nissan Frontier pickup, manual tranny
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