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Pulling a 172 with our Dodge Nitro.




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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote yizit Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Aug 2009 at 7:05pm
Sweeeeet.....I like your taste in floorplanLOL
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Chrysler Town and Country minivan, but hard on it, Going  to purchase a truck in a few months when the van is paid for, don't want to trade it in. Of course I do live in the mountains which makes a big differenceEmbarrassed.
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Wondering if anyone knows how a Hyundai Tucson 2.7 V6 4WD would do with the R-Pod ?

It is rated for 2,000...Dead

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Denis,
 
Unfortunatly all of the RPods (including the 150's) are going to be beyond the capabilities of the Tucson to tow.   The lightest 150 is 1937lb's unloaded base weight.     And have a feeling that the tongue weight 240lb is going to be way over what the vehicle can handle.
There is no way you are going to be able to tow an R-Pod with a Hyundai Tuscon safely and without doing possible damage to the Tow vehicle.
 
 
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We're using a Toyota Rav4 (6 cylinder). No problems ....
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When we purchased the Tucson - we never had in mind towing anything, it has been a pure joy to drive and has been ultra reliable.

I was shocked to see that it was rated at 2,000, probably reasonable for a smal 2.7 l. V6

I guess we need new wheels first, R-Pod second.

Considering a Honda Pilot.

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There is a lot to consider when figuring how much a tow vehicle can handle.  Not only do you have to consider the weight of the trailer, but also anything you put into it and what you put into your tow vehicle.  Here is a web site that explains GVWR:
http://www.rversonline.org/ArtWtandBal.html
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SmileWe will be using a RAV4 V6 with factory tow package for our 171.
In the end there's just a song comes cryin up the night

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We bought the POD because it was cute and had so much for a small trailer, but we also didn't want to buy a bigger vehicle, we had a Chrysler Pacifica that was supposed to be able to pull about 3500 lbs. We pulled the 173 twice with it and decided it was just not a good match. The mileage went down to 6.5 miles per gallon and it really struggled on even the smaller hills on the highway. God was good to us and placed a Dodge 2500 Ram Van in our path and we were able to get it at a reasonable price, so now we use a 12 passenger van to pull the Pod and have lots of room for other toys and fun things to take with us. We went out this past weekend to Wichita Falls for the Hotter-than-Hell and had a great time and the van pulled it with ease. The gas mileage was better than the Pacifica but even if it hadn't been, it was better having a V8 with some power to pull our Pod around easily. There may me some V6 vehicles that will pull it well, but I think we will stick with the V8 and feel more secure..... We did have a great time and have yet to see another POD in our travels.....
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