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Reply #25 –
also consider Honda ELement is you want a good dual purpose vehicle ( I use mine as a truck and a car)
Tim Fiedler    2025 LTV Unity MBL on Order
2000 Chevy Tracker 2 Door Convertible 4WD Now lifted 4.5"
1985 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston
Murphy Rebel on wheels with 175HP Titan
Cessna P337
1980 48' Westport MY (!/4 Share)

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Reply #26 –
Have been flat towing a '05 Toyota RAV4 AWD manual transmission for several years. We run the engine for 5 minutes every 300 miles as recommended. A super vehicle for any condition and just under the 3000 lbs brake limit for most states.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

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Reply #27 –
Requires a pump kit but we are going to tow our Toyota  solara convertible.  No substitute for the top down where the weather is in the high "7's"

And putting  on a small hitch receiver on it and put our prodeco electric bikes on a thule rack on the back. 

Prodeco Outlaw ss and a thule 9032 if anyone wants the info.....

"Riding and rejoicing"
Bob
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
2007 Solara convertible
2 prodeco tech outlaw ss electric bikes

1095 watts solar
08 Ls 460 and a sc430
2000 Ford F-250 superduty 4x4

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Reply #28 –
Quote from: John Haygarth –
Anyone know of one for sale?

1997 Geo Tracker 4x4 4 door

1997 Geo Tracker Soft Top 4X4

1997 Geo Tracker for sale super clean!

97 geo tracker convertible

http://yakima.craigslist.org/ctd/4632279567.html

More on craigslist all over central WA.

Craig
1993 U225 36' Unihome GV with PACBRAKE exhaust retarder, Banks Stinger and Solar Panels.
Toad: 1999 Jeep Wrangler 2-door soft-top.

"No one has ever had to evacuate a city because the solar panels broke."

Re: Flat Towable Vehicles

Reply #29 –
We have  a '99 CR-V and are looking at replacing it.  Research says that the 2007 & newer models are much better and quieter on the road.  Early models (2007) had defective A/C compressors that imploded and contaminated the system.  $2,000 fix.  Make sure it's been done.  Both the CR-V and RDX are towable if you follow the correct procedure.

Keith
Keith, Joyce & Smokey the Australian Cattle Dog
1995 U320 SE Extreme 40' WTBI Build # 4780, with a Honda CR-V hopefully still following behind.
Motorcade # 17030
FMCA # F422159

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Reply #30 –
Craig, thanks for the links but I have already looked at most of them and one thing that has opened my eyes is that any in Washington are way more expensive than what they are here in BC and then I have to add 10% for exchange. I am going to use the ads I printed off to show the ins co that if I want to replace mine with a 2001 or 2 it is going to cost me way more than book value. I then have to fit it out for towing. Hope they fix mine as it is in good shape.(except for the bent parts :)) )
JohnH
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

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Reply #31 –
I will be towing a 98 Suzuki Sidekick which was a toad before I bought it. Suzuki and Trackers are both towable as they both have transfercases which can be
put into neutral for towing. After 2004 they become allwheel drive and I don't think they are towable. 
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

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Reply #32 –
Quote from: Keith and Joyce –
Both the CR-V and RDX are towable if you follow the correct procedure.

From what I've read all of the CR-Vs are towable, but I believe only some years of the RDX are towable. It's important to verify the status of each year's model. Also, it sounds as if the CR-V will be changing to a Continuously Variable Transmission for the 2015 model year. Those transmissions are generally not capable of being flat towed, and so I will be curious to find their status when the 2015 models arrive.
David and Carolyn Osborn
1995 U320C SE 40' Build 4726 Feb 1995
FMCA 147762
Motorcade 17186

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Reply #33 –
 Hope today or Friday to hear from Ins as mine now has only 9 vehicles to be estimated on in front. Seems this local office is now responsible for a very large rural area and with only 3 guys doing it!
Found a really good 99 CRV in eceptional condition that came from Japan (rt hand drive) and was not in the Tsunami. We get a lot of cars from there as once a car is 10yrs old it has to be scrapped or taken out of Japan. I was thinking that if I buy it I can then take it with me to England and use instead of renting :P :P
JohnH
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.