[quote=benedict]Tow vehicles I've used:
Dodge/Chrystler K-car (my friend's). Worked, but the hitch we bolted to his bumper through the plastic bumper cover was ugly.
1st gen RX-7 with a more professionally installed hitch. Dumbest idea I've ever put on the road, but it worked. Getting up the ramp was terrifying at times. (Only car I had at that time.)
Jeep Cherokee Sport (2WD 6CYL). This was my favorite, by far. Space, seats, and plenty of capacity. Gas mileage wasn't great, but neither was the RX-7 (which had lost at least one apex seal in the engine before I installed the hitch.)
Current tow vehicle: '93 Jeep Wrangler 4cyl. My boat and trailer weighs in the neighborhood of 1100 pounds. The place we put in is less than 5 miles from my house, but it's 2500' of altitude lower than my house. Gas mileage getting there is GREAT! Coming back? Eeeeh... It balances out to about 15mpg. I get about 20 without the boat.
Only catch with the Jeep is the seating: With gear I can only fit one passenger in my car. (No sail tubes or boxes on the trailer.) I sail with five people on the boat. So I'm looking for some other vehicle in the not too distant future that'll seat five and take all the gear, or a new vehicle and a trailer box. Good thread! I'm learning a lot about what my choices are.
Tom[/quote]
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