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05-19-2012, 08:02 PM
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Toad Vehicle?
 What is the best/most popular tow vehicle for a Georgetown 378XL? 
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05-19-2012, 08:16 PM
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a tow vehicle is for towing a trailer.
what i think you're talking about is referred to as a "toad".
a lot depends on what you want to do with it. many use 4x4's because they like to have it for off-roading.
others buy something just for touring around and buy a small fuel-efficient car.
some like to have a pickup.
it all depends and there is no one choice.
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4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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05-19-2012, 08:18 PM
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Howdy Chuck!
Welcome to the group.
GL
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05-19-2012, 08:20 PM
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05-19-2012, 09:16 PM
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Thank you Dan for the head's up! We do want a "toad" as we are in the process of purchasing a Georgetown 378XL. We would prefer to tow a truck or a SUV with 4x4. Our current F-250 is little heavy for a gas-powered MH. Any suggestions on lighter trucks or SUV's with 4-wheel drive that can be used as a street vehicle when we are home?
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05-19-2012, 09:39 PM
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Most GM cars and SUV's are flat towable...we tow an Envoy...works great.
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05-19-2012, 10:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Allan
What is the best/most popular tow vehicle for a Georgetown 378XL? |
I just picked up a 2012 FIAT 500 with stick shift. Weighs 2,363 lbs and tows on all 4 wheels with nothing adding. Just put in neutral and go
You can pickup a new one for $13,000 if you are a good wheeler dealer.
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05-19-2012, 10:39 PM
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Roadmaster Sterling All Terrain Hitch
Here is a sequence of shot showing the Roadmaster All Terrain Sterling Hitch I installed. Also you can see the electrical wiring plug on the right side
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05-19-2012, 10:50 PM
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Iggy, thank you very much for this info on the Fiat! Do you know the towing capacity of the Georgetown 378XL?
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05-19-2012, 11:31 PM
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We have 2 different toads. A 2009 Ford Edge Limited AWD and a 2011 Honda Fit Sport. These are both pretty popular towed vehicles. The Edge weighs 4500lbs and now that we live out west we usually tow the lighter 2300lb Fit. These are towed 4down and I use a Ready Brute tow bar and Blue Ox baseplates on both.
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2009 Georgetown 350TS (bunks)
400W solar, 440AH 6V GC2
2009 Ford Edge AWD Ltd towed
2011 Honda Fit Sport towed
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05-20-2012, 03:20 AM
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The hitch on the Georgetown is rated at 5000 lbs.
Our Honda is a good FIT for us.
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2012 Georgetown 378TS Fire Mist
2008 Honda Fit
ReadyBrake™ Surge Brake System integrated with ReadyBrute™ Elite RV Tow Bar
Protect-A-Tow
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05-20-2012, 06:53 AM
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Is there anybody using a lite truck with 4x4 as a toad with a Georgetown?
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05-20-2012, 07:01 AM
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We tow a Honda FIT as well. Don't even know it's there even through the mountains, fairly cheep to buy, good on gas, good resale. Down side is low clearance so it's not taking you down potholed dirt roads.
I'd think your biggest decsion point would be if you want to be able to run it on dirt/4x4 type roads and based on that either go for a small FIT type thing or a small jeep/SUV type thing. Don't really need a full size anything for running around and why burn the extra gas both towing and running anything large. I much prefer the $35 FIT fillup bill to the $250 RV fillup bill
One thing we were pleasantly surprised about was that the odometer in the FIT does not track towed miles.....I assumed it would.....not sure if all vehicles don't rack miles when towed or not.....
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05-20-2012, 07:13 AM
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A friend of ours has a Jeep Liberty that they like.
Pull the leaver to disconnect the drive line turn the key to unlock the steering and away you go.
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2012 Georgetown 378TS Fire Mist
2008 Honda Fit
ReadyBrake™ Surge Brake System integrated with ReadyBrute™ Elite RV Tow Bar
Protect-A-Tow
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05-20-2012, 07:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iggy
I just picked up a 2012 FIAT 500 with stick shift.
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That's a really great looking little car, Iggy. 
Much nicer than the Fiat my dad came home with one day in the late '70s.
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DW, 3 Kids and our Goldens
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05-20-2012, 10:03 AM
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We have a 2004 Chevy Tracker, aka Suzuki Vitarra. It is an automatic with 4X4, tows four flat, has seating for five and ample storage. Weighs in at around 3000 lbs and is under the max tow allowance of our 2008 378.
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05-20-2012, 10:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Allan
Iggy, thank you very much for this info on the Fiat! Do you know the towing capacity of the Georgetown 378XL?
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I did a little research on that question. The hitch i rated for 5,000 lbs but found in some Ford F-53 chassis information it only is rated for 4,000 lbs.
That is the reason I like saying under 3,000 lbs because the more weight you pull the worse your mileage can be. So the FIAT at 2,363 lbs is just right for my DW and me. Others may need more with kids and stuff.
The FIAT odometer does not turn while towing.
It also doesn;t have a steering wheel lock.
So all you need to do to tow is put it in neutral and go.
Love simplicity.
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05-21-2012, 08:50 AM
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I have a 2011 Chevy Colorado 4x4 ,very easy to set up to tow.Had a jeep wrangler before the Colorado,it was lighter,but no room in back seat.
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05-21-2012, 09:06 AM
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Colorado Chevrolet 4x4
How much does your Cherolet Colorado 4x4 weigh? Thank you for your input!
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05-21-2012, 12:25 PM
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I have the Z71 crew cab,I think it is around 4100-4200 lbs
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