[Spridgets] Tow vehicle shopping a bit

[Ron Soave]

Thanks for the many replies. Although I did not ask for recommendations, I got tens of them. Per the responses, it seems the best vehicles for this purpose are made by Chevy, Ford, Dodge, Toyota, Nissan, Hummer and Volvo truck. I didn;t make it clear that my truck hauls 5000+ pounds of 18 ft enclosed trailer with extended height, so the Chrysler minivan suggestions were dismissed.

The rental car people were really nice and triple upgraded me to a 4x4 Chevy Silverado with quad cab, and I must say the thing is exceedingly comfortable and appropriately mannered. I never thought of myself as a Chevy dude, but just maybe with a 2500 diesel. The '02 F-150 is repairable, so if anyone wants a sweeeeeet deal on a recently whacked car that drives and will look perfect, holler ;-).

Ron

--- On Sun, 10/18/09, Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Wow, some are really good (the F-150
> active sway control? You gotta be shpittin' me!). But I
> think I want a big honking SUV for a tow vehicle. something
> with senseless amounts of leather and backup cameras and
> heated everything and endless features that will all fail in
> 3 years like Porasik's Suburban. If anyone out there has a
> 2006+ Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon or Expedition to sell, I'm
> interested. 'specially in the newer ones that get 20MPG
> highway. I will include a 1978 Alfa Spider in trade towards
> the total if you like. Your location is not terribly
> important. Oh, and make it by this weekend so I can tow the
> car to Blackhawk!!!!!!!!!