drisley
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I know the whole 4-down tow vs dolly has been discussed alot, but curious about input in my situation. Plus, have some questions.
My wife and I both have Toyota Prius - and we like the cars. So, original plan was to pick up a dolly to tow the Prius. Was looking at American Car Dolly, since it seems to be friendly for low-profile vehicles like the Prius.
Most of our trips are fairly short and within Florida (where we live), but during the summers we do go on an extended trip, for 4-5 weeks at a time. We pick up and go fairly often, not staying in any one location for more than maybe 3 nights. So, I'm kinda envisioning the dolly/Prius being repetitively annoying.
So, I've recently began considering getting rid of one of the Priuses and replacing it with a vehicle which can be flat-towed. Perhaps a CRV. Obviously, there's the cost of the vehicle, but then whatever costs there are to prep it for towing.
So, my questions....
(1) Roughly just how much time/hassle are we talking to remove a car from dolly... and load it up? Is the experience of flat-tow REALLY a night-and-day difference in terms of time/hassle?
(2) Roughly how much would I expect to pay to prep a vehicle for flat-tow?
(3) Any experience with resale value on a toad vehicle? You're permanently altering it to use it as a toad and only an RV owner would appreciate it.
(4) In your opinion, is the additional cost of getting a different vehicle and prepping for flat-tow worth it vs spending $1500 on a dolly and taking a Prius. Consider that we travel quite a bit in the summers, and randomly through the year. I would imagine probably at least 2 months of every year, the vehicle would be used as a toad.
Thoughts? Thanks.
My wife and I both have Toyota Prius - and we like the cars. So, original plan was to pick up a dolly to tow the Prius. Was looking at American Car Dolly, since it seems to be friendly for low-profile vehicles like the Prius.
Most of our trips are fairly short and within Florida (where we live), but during the summers we do go on an extended trip, for 4-5 weeks at a time. We pick up and go fairly often, not staying in any one location for more than maybe 3 nights. So, I'm kinda envisioning the dolly/Prius being repetitively annoying.
So, I've recently began considering getting rid of one of the Priuses and replacing it with a vehicle which can be flat-towed. Perhaps a CRV. Obviously, there's the cost of the vehicle, but then whatever costs there are to prep it for towing.
So, my questions....
(1) Roughly just how much time/hassle are we talking to remove a car from dolly... and load it up? Is the experience of flat-tow REALLY a night-and-day difference in terms of time/hassle?
(2) Roughly how much would I expect to pay to prep a vehicle for flat-tow?
(3) Any experience with resale value on a toad vehicle? You're permanently altering it to use it as a toad and only an RV owner would appreciate it.
(4) In your opinion, is the additional cost of getting a different vehicle and prepping for flat-tow worth it vs spending $1500 on a dolly and taking a Prius. Consider that we travel quite a bit in the summers, and randomly through the year. I would imagine probably at least 2 months of every year, the vehicle would be used as a toad.
Thoughts? Thanks.