"TO tow or not to tow, that is the question"

[richafranco]

Don,

Thanks for the link to FMCA, I'll head over there. How expensive is it
to modify, say my Expedition to be towable? I had a Jeep, actually 2.
The first one was the worst vehicle I've ever owned and also the first
year, 1984 that it came out, Cherokee, 4wd. After I traded it in 3 years
later, I bought a 2 door, 2wd and it was great.

It would need to be used, I over the new car years, what would you
recommend in a used, under $8,000 or so?

Rich
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner"
wrote:
>
> The primary source of information is a special towing guide every
January in the FMCA magazine. They have it on their site at http://www.fmca.com
- you have to join the site to read it, but I think you can do so
without paying anything.
>
> We towed a Hyundai Santa Fe for 4 years (current models cannot be
towed without modification, but older ones with manual
transmissions/2-wheel drive could), but moved to a Jeep Liberty when we
took up geocaching and needed reasonable off-road/dirt road capability.
There are a tiny number of Jeep products that can't be towed without
mods, but generally they are only ones with 2-wheel-drive. 4-wheel Jeep
products almost always have a transfer case with a Neutral position.
>
> Since almost anything can be towed with after-market modifications
there is almost nothing you won't see being towed in your travels. I
would say, though, that the Jeep line is probably the highest number of
any single brand.
>
> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" towing '07 Liberty
> My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1
>
> On 5/18/2009 at 10:47 PM richafranco wrote:
>
> >Steve,
> >
> >Thanks and I'll check out the magazines, never thought of that,
>