This is why you don't use too small of a vehicle to tow...

i know some people that complain that trucks ride rough.. they prefer the silky smooth ride of a lowered imported compact car with big wheels and low profile tires..

Spent 6 hours on the road today delivering a 1948 anglia.

Did it in a mini-freightliner with a 40 foot enclosed goose-neck trailer.

Easily the best towing experience I've ever had.

I borrowed the shop Duramax and car trailer last week to haul my own two cars. It beats the hell out of my F-150

I have to say, my next personal tow rig will not be undersized.

alfadriver wrote: We all have different requirements. But that does not mean your solution is best for me.

very true. Fate has blessed me with an old E-150, which I always found more useful than an F-150 anyway. I can carry everybody at once, I can drive halfway across the country on its 2 gas tanks, (crying at the pump every time they run dry), i can load it up with everything I need to move without worry of rain or people snatching it out of the tailgate, and it can tow as much as i've never needed to tow. yet.

And for the record, i've been moving once a year for the past 5 years, and i will move again in july/august, so a big van has been VERY helpful. My parents, who haven't moved in 40 years, well, they never used the van, that's why it's mine now .

alfadriver wrote: And I don't have to have an extra truck in the back yard taking up space being used only a few times a year. That actually buys extra CARS that we like.

exactly! I use my van more than my parents ever used a pickup because i have tons of seating. It wouldn't be so bad on gas either if it wasn't so old... I've never understood people who buy something so expensive and only use it a couple times a year, but I've never had the need for such a vehicle so maybe i just don't understand. To each his own.

novaderrik wrote: i know some people that complain that trucks ride rough.. they prefer the silky smooth ride of a lowered imported compact car with big wheels and low profile tires..

LOL QFT. I can't say my small, imported car with it's factory suspension, factory big wheels, and low profile tires is smoother than any truck i've been in, except maybe this old Dodge we test drove once.

My mom, dad, and sister in law always complained about climbing into trucks. my parents and my brother both had big super duty trucks which were awesome, but my parents both have knee problems and my SIL is really short. Both trucks are gone- one was replaced with by a Flex, the other with an Explorer. They haven't missed the trucks yet.

dj06482 wrote: Trucks can be very comfortable to drive. If it weren't for the gas, I would have daily-driven my last two trucks in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, a 40-75 mile round trip commute (depending on the office I'm going to) makes that impractical. I love the seats in the truck, and prefer the higher driving position. My family did a lot of towing/road trips in a few different Suburbans when I was growing up, and they were extremely comfortable...

Agreed. I grew up with trucks. It's all my folks drove for years. I road coast to coast when I was 11 in the bed of an isuzu P'up diesel with a topper.

You don't realize just how handy truck is until you sell yours and go 2 years without one.

I think the estate was doing just fine. The Mustang was fed up with looking like a bad Halloween decoration and decided to take them all out.

This is why you tow with a heavy duty truck..... Close call

after my last towing experience I truly understand the advantages of the to much is enough in towing...

I went to get my s10 and used a Uhaul trailer pulled by a friends 02 or so suburban (fairly basic "lower end" 4x4 model)... while towing home I heard a noise... didn't notice the truck get unsettled at all or anything like that... my thoughts OH CRAP... I LOST THE TRUCK... rear view mirror check and nope it's still there... thats when I started hearing the thump thump thump... pulled over and the rear passenger tire had tossed about 1/2 it's tread... it made enough noise that the 2 neighbors nearest (we're out in the country) came out to see what was going on...

that could have been pretty harry if I had been pushing the limits of my tow vehicle...

that being said... yes I used my neon ACR and a tow bar to move an mkI mr2 across town... had to slow WAY down for turns and lots of opposite lock as the mr2 would shove the light rear of the ACR around... can't say i'd do that again lol

Before I got my old G20 van I had to tow my Rabbit 1/4 mile with a tow bar using my Civic, was not fun. It did it OK but I am glad I didn't have to really stop. I ended up having to use my work truck to move it up into the yard as there was no way I was going to be able to get it up my drive in reverse with the Civic. I cannot imagine trying to tow with an underwieght tow vehicle now.

jesus chrysler people, quit arguing about it!
everyone knows the 87 gas engine hilux im driving while the kia is down is the best thing for towing 4 tons or more.

Company I used to work for.. before we got big enough to buy a truck.. used to haul everything in a 4x8 trailor towed by.. an escort wagon.

After I stuffed it under a pickup due to inadequate braking.. my boss finally bought a box truck

You know what I miss? Freakin' Chrysler Turbo Mini Van, that's what. Blow the doors off ya and hauls groceries and bikes too. Unfortunately not recommended for towing, just haulin' butt.

EastCoastMojo wrote: Unfortunately not recommended for towing, just haulin' butt.

If that is all you need to haul... tis as good as anything else ;)