kcsunshine69
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Any advice. Thinking we may try before towing
I have done it without a toad when I had a small "C" however there was lots of places I couldn't go because of parking, traffic and the general hassle of driving a big rig (and it was only a "C").kcsunshine69 said:Any advice. Thinking we may try before towing
WILDEBILL308 said:Many drive from home to a campsite then back home and that is great for them. Those who want to maximise their experience will have a toad.
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I agree as well. We put on 8700 miles on the rv this winter, and put 2400 miles on the tow car. (for you smart asses, yes the tow car went the other 8700 miles as well ) Most all the miles on the car were sight seeing, shopping etc. Having to take the rv sightseeing greatly reduces your ability to see things. As stated, having a fail safe towing behind you is reassuring in the event of a breakdown. At least you can go get parts or stuff required.jymbee said:My thoughts exactly.
X3 - The first long trip we took in the coach was made with no car. We were at the mercy of the trolley system in Nashville for three days, rented a car in St. Louis for a week and had to pass up seeing Mammoth Cave on our way back. The next year, I bought an ACME EZ-tow dolly and we took our car with us. Neither of our cars can be towed four down. The dolly is a bit of a pain, having to climb under it to hook up the chains and making sure the wife drives up the ramps perfectly straight and centered, and the need for continually tightening the wheel straps to ensure we don't lose the car. But it's worth it. We did a 6,200 mile trip from Florida to Arizona to Vegas to Hot Springs to St. Louis to Mammoth Cave and back home. Renting a car every time we stopped would have been much more costly and time consuming than the ? mpg we lost from towing our own. We put 2,000 miles on the car off the dolly while on our trip. Now, it's a regular thing for us and we won't go anywhere out of the state without the car. Eventually, I want to trade in one of the cars for a model that can be towed four down because I know in another couple of years, I'll be too old to climb underneath it to use the dolly. But we will never go on a vacation again without a car.muskoka guy said:I agree as well. We put on 8700 miles on the rv this winter, and put 2400 miles on the tow car. (for you smart asses, yes the tow car went the other 8700 miles as well ) Most all the miles on the car were sight seeing, shopping etc. Having to take the rv sightseeing greatly reduces your ability to see things. As stated, having a fail safe towing behind you is reassuring in the event of a breakdown. At least you can go get parts or stuff required.