Hello Everyone,
New member here. We are looking for a new tow vehicle that will also serve as my soon to be 16 year old daughter's car to drive to and from school. We have been pulling a Honda Pilot with a tow dolly for several years, but just recently we were forced to leave it on the side of the road, suffering a tire blow out with no remaining spares (we started the trip with two extra spares, super bad luck).
Since we no longer want to use tow dolly's, I am looking for a vehicle to flat tow. While I would love to have a Wrangler, our budget is under $10k, which leaves most Jeep's off the table. I was thinking about a Mini Cooper (with manual transmission) as I have read people have had a lot of success flat towing these. I like that I can pick them up used for around $6k - $7k which fits right in the budget. I also know both Roadmaster and Blue Ox make baseplates for them. Curious who here has towed or are currently towing them and what your experiences have been with them. Plus any additional advice is welcomed! Thanks!
New member here. We are looking for a new tow vehicle that will also serve as my soon to be 16 year old daughter's car to drive to and from school. We have been pulling a Honda Pilot with a tow dolly for several years, but just recently we were forced to leave it on the side of the road, suffering a tire blow out with no remaining spares (we started the trip with two extra spares, super bad luck).
Since we no longer want to use tow dolly's, I am looking for a vehicle to flat tow. While I would love to have a Wrangler, our budget is under $10k, which leaves most Jeep's off the table. I was thinking about a Mini Cooper (with manual transmission) as I have read people have had a lot of success flat towing these. I like that I can pick them up used for around $6k - $7k which fits right in the budget. I also know both Roadmaster and Blue Ox make baseplates for them. Curious who here has towed or are currently towing them and what your experiences have been with them. Plus any additional advice is welcomed! Thanks!