Unfortunately my tow is not available for basically the rest of the summer, and I'm getting the itch again. I'd like to make it to GCFR if I can, but I think at this point I need to get a tow package of my own.
I'm sure tons of people here have experience on what works and what doesn't, but basically:
- I'm on a tight budget still unfortunately. So I'm probably looking at 8 year old + vehicles at a minimum.
- I think I want to start off with a car dolly, but hopefully get a vehicle that could maybe handle a full trailer in the future. The Swift is fairly light.
- Pickup truck or SUV is the preferred option. I don't have to worry about driving it to work/gas, I take the TTC every day. And my wife has a fuel efficient car.
- I would like to be able to recce with it if I can.
So at this point, I guess an SUV is the option I'm leaning towards or a 4x4 pickup.
I started by searching Kijiji for 1K to 6K SUVs/pickups, and my oh my there are a lot of decent options out there. Can anyone recommend something that stands out?
My immediate thoughts for SUVs:
- Nissan XTerra
- Ford Explorer (I'd rather not have such a big SUV, but they're everywhere though)
- Jeep Cherokee 4.0L
Pickup thoughts:
- Ford F-150, they seem to be everywhere
- Ford Ranger, a bit small, can it handle a dolly? A full trailer?
- Dodge Dakota, again, is it big enough?
If a pickup truck is the better option, then renting a car for recce may be a possibility. I've inquired with a few teams about possibly sharing a tow, but that hasn't worked out so far.
Can anyone give a bit of help here on what may be best? Are there any options I'm missing?
TIA!