We currently tow a 17' hybrid travel trailer, GVWR of 3760. Unloaded it says 2515 (which doesn't include any water or propane). Normally it's just my wife and I traveling and I know we don't come anywhere near 3760 fully loaded (it's not that big of a camper).
Our tow vehicle is a 2008 Jeep Liberty, rated for 5000# and it has been OK for towing for the most part. We did end up having to put a new transmission in it this fall but it had been making an odd noise for awhile even before we started towing so don't think it was simply towing that killed it (but it probably didn't help LOL).
Some other misc. issues with the Jeep is it's a bit narrow so hard to see around the camper (even with tow mirrors), and the shorter wheelbase definitely made it feel like you're towing something...
Anyways, it's time for an upgrade to our tow vehicle and we've sort of narrowed it down to either a Honda Pilot (2016 or newer), Acura MDX (2014 or newer), or a Jeep Grand Cherokee (2014 or newer)...
The Honda and MDX are basically similar platforms, both rated at 5000#. With the Jeep we'd possibly consider the V8 which would give us nice pickup and towing up to 7200#.
Just wondering what other people's thoughts are? We really like Honda/Acura because of the reliability, but not sure if the Jeep would be better?
I've been researching all the vehicles for awhile now so just thought I'd see what this community thinks...
Our tow vehicle is a 2008 Jeep Liberty, rated for 5000# and it has been OK for towing for the most part. We did end up having to put a new transmission in it this fall but it had been making an odd noise for awhile even before we started towing so don't think it was simply towing that killed it (but it probably didn't help LOL).
Some other misc. issues with the Jeep is it's a bit narrow so hard to see around the camper (even with tow mirrors), and the shorter wheelbase definitely made it feel like you're towing something...
Anyways, it's time for an upgrade to our tow vehicle and we've sort of narrowed it down to either a Honda Pilot (2016 or newer), Acura MDX (2014 or newer), or a Jeep Grand Cherokee (2014 or newer)...
The Honda and MDX are basically similar platforms, both rated at 5000#. With the Jeep we'd possibly consider the V8 which would give us nice pickup and towing up to 7200#.
Just wondering what other people's thoughts are? We really like Honda/Acura because of the reliability, but not sure if the Jeep would be better?
I've been researching all the vehicles for awhile now so just thought I'd see what this community thinks...