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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mechmagcn":3guj1pqg said:
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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