what does everyone use for a tow vehicle.

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Just got the Maverick for towing this spring as the Bronco Sport was pretty much at it's 2K limit.
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Awesome! Have a Maverick myself... AWD 4KTow as wll.. Looking forward to building and towing a CLCBoats TearDrop.. I tow at such ight elevations, I just wanted good capability, rather than be constantly aware something is back there; obviousl the CLCBoats Tear Drop will fall well under 2k, but again I want performance at elevation and the high desert temperatures.

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2012 Nissan Pathfinder with 4L V6. Can barely feel I am towing the trailer.

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My teardrop was built to be pulled by my 53 F100, never been hooked to anything else in the 35K miles that it has been on the road.
My 2015 Scion XD with 1.8L and 5spd standard has pulled my cargo/conversion since I built it.
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2020 Tesla model Y performance.

with 600 horsepower, 4 wheel drive, and 4,300 pounds curb weight (same as an f-150) it tows like a dream.

ill need to work on the trailers aerodynamics a bit because right now I only get about a hundred miles of range between charges.
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Nice car, but my preference will ALWAYS be for ICE (internal combustion engines). I've got three vehicles that could be utilized for towing my 2225 lb camper (two other vehicles can only tow 1000 lbs), a '98 GMC Sierra 5.7L, a '04 Chevy 2500HD 6.0L, and a '01 BMW X5 3.0L, which have towing capacities of: GMC 10k lbs (modified transmission, axle, and springs), Chevy 12K lbs (modified transmission and spring booster/shocks), and X5 5k lbs...making towing a 2225 lb trailer a piece of cake.

Gas mileage, highway, isn't good for any, at 18,13, and 20, respectively, but that gives a fuel tank capacity/range of 25gal/450miles, 36gal/468miles, and 24.6gal (+2gal reserve)/abt 500miles. Plus, I always carry along 5 gallons of extra fuel, when camping (1-15 gallons when I used to drag race...always prepared!). You can't always rely on good gas out in the boonies, so I prefer to do all my fill-ups at trusted stations near home (I once got bad gas in '87 at a mom & pop station after midnite in Seguin Texas, and my '86 S-10 sputtered all the way home to DFW).

In Texas, at least in my part of DFW, I've yet to see any electric charging stations, so I sure wouldn't like to depend on getting to one in time. Heck, my daily commute (before I retired 12/31/2015) was 120+ miles round-trip, so unless I could charge an EV in the company parking lot, my trip home might've taken a long time. And all but three of my preferred camp sites are over 100 miles distant, so there's another drawback, IMHO.

EV's may work for you, in your area, but not (never?) in mine. Good Luck
 
We use a Ford E250 Cargo Van, name "Lacey" (long story)..

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She is an auction survivor (lol) . She started life as a Best Buy Geek Squad van. No matter how hard I try, if you are looking at her hood just the right way in the sun, you can still see "Geek Squad" lol

We have done many mods to her. We beefed up the suspension, gave her a 2" suspension lift. Installed a full time rear facing camera. With no windows this helps a lot. We added a Tekonsha Primus IQ Brake Controller, a Blue Ox BXW1000 SwayPro Weight Distribution Hitch, a GPS Tracking Alarm System and a few other small toys..

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I use a 2005 GSA1150 BMW. Unladen trailer is just over 100kgs so it's not that much of a load.
The unit gets taken off-road and forestry tracks.
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I switch between my old Chev Square body Pickup or the Mini-Van depending on where I am going.
Trailer is 3000lb loaded and The worst mpg I've ever got towing with the mini-van was 14mpg, high of 17mpg. Pickup truck is 10mpg, no matter what or where.

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My last tow vehicle was a Volvo XC70. I'm thinking of buying another TD, which will be towed by my Audi Q5. I've been thinking about this for a couple of years, so don't hold your breath. :ROFLMAO:

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UncleOgre, most builds on here are wide, tall and over 1,000 pounds due to being pulled with a car/SUV/truck.

Very few motorcycle riders will ever want to tow a trailer.

Also very few builders will ever want to pare it down in overall size and weight to fit the air flow and Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of a motorcycle. As bike riders we must pick form over function. You CAN NOT pull a 2.5M wide x 2.5M tall trailer behind a two wheel motorcycle or the wind will steer you off the road.

While you have the side car to load up, I do not. For me everything must fit inside the trailer while on the road.

You replied in my build so I will not rehash it much. But for others....

My motorcycle is a large CC scooter, 638cc twin. Made by Suzuki, called a Burgman 650. CVT driven with a auto clutch. With me in the seat and loaded with some supplies it is about 900 pounds wet, including 10 gallons (38 Liters) of gasoline. It is GVWR listed by my state licensing at 1,800 GVWR. Top speed is 115 MPH, but never while towing.
 
We use a Ford E250 Cargo Van, name "Lacey" (long story)..

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She is an auction survivor (lol) . She started life as a Best Buy Geek Squad van. No matter how hard I try, if you are looking at her hood just the right way in the sun, you can still see "Geek Squad" lol

We have done many mods to her. We beefed up the suspension, gave her a 2" suspension lift. Installed a full time rear facing camera. With no windows this helps a lot. We added a Tekonsha Primus IQ Brake Controller, a Blue Ox BXW1000 SwayPro Weight Distribution Hitch, a GPS Tracking Alarm System and a few other small toys..

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I’m curious, what are you pulling that requires a WD hitch on your van?
 
I tow my teardrop with a 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid. Does just fine.
 

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I tow my teardrop with a 2007 Toyota Matrix. The Victoria Day long weekend was our first trip out and we went from Calgary to Fruitvale BC which took us up and over the rockies... went pretty smoothly. The only place that I struggled was right at the highest point of our trip. My car (even when not towing) struggles at high altitudes... less air, incomplete combustion, less horsepower on a weak-ish car to begin with. Fortunately I can report that the trailer didn't really make an observable difference.

For reference, my trailer (dry weight is 650lbs)... she's pretty tiny.
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I bumped up to a 2024 Tacoma over a year ago. Its powertrain is a real step up from the 3rd generation, which was known as a gear hunter.

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Kia EV6 GT, rated for up to 2700 lbs and 225 lbs of tongue weight - and trying to keep the hit on range to under 20% with the popup build on a 5x10 that you can kind of see in this photo. Still got quite a bit of work to do on it, but the lower half should be ready to go in another week or two. Then I have to make the popup actually work . .

I figure I should be able to get about 160-70 miles per charge at highway speeds without running it to empty.
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