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What do you tow your 190 with?

Eric Ballard

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I use my Nissan Frontier with a v6. it does a good job, but the mpg are not great.
 

MissScarlet

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I tow with my SX190 with my 2009 2WD Honda Pilot Touring. It is well under the 3500 lb towing capacity.
 

SCP1

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Does anybody tow behind a Ram 1500 with the V6? Looking to upgrade from an older F150 5.0 and would love to get better MPG of the V6 if it tows well.
Any V6 should be fine except the Ram one, lol. In all seriousness if your not going up major grades I wouldn’t worry about it at all.
 

DavisAR195

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MasterCraft
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Other
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2013 Chevy Tahoe with the 5.3L
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I_squared_r

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242 Limited S E-Series
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2010 Nissan Pathfinder V6 4WD. I decided on this truck becauseit has 6000lb towing capacity/700lb tongue capacity, relatively short wheel base, and great features. Heated seats/steering wheel, moonroof, steering wheel controls, 3rd row seating, keyless entry & start. The wheel base is nice for NYC. It pulls the AR192 good and it stops like nothing is behind it. The only negative is that the mileage is bad. "Up to 14 mpg city / 20 mpg highway". 75% of my driving is towing the boat city driving and I get 11mpg.
 

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mwalker4

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Delaware County, Ohio
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2013 Honda Odyssey. Yeah I know, but the family truckster does a good job towing through WVa and Kentucky hills. Needed to add a tranny cooler for the 3500lb limit. The front wheel drive keeps the drive wheels out of the slippery stuff on the ramp. My Jeep Wrangler 2dr, technically, is only rated for 2000lb due to its short wheelbase so its the family truckster for towing.
 
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DBamaC

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AR192
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My Jeep Wrangler 2dr, technically, is only rated for 2000lb due to its short wheelbase so its they truckster.
Yeh...the short wheelbase, but don't forget the brakes. I used to tow my waverunner on a single trailer behind my Jeep and stopping was extremely exciting!
 

njmr2fan

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Does anybody tow behind a Ram 1500 with the V6? Looking to upgrade from an older F150 5.0 and would love to get better MPG of the V6 if it tows well.
We bought a RAM 1500 with the V6 and it tows like a dream. Our setup is good for 7450lbs.
 

croman

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Do not have a picture, but we use a Porsche Macan S to pull our boat
 

IvanRZB

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Recently bought a 2016 Volvo XC90 for towing duties... it's a split AWD setup: gasoline engine for the front wheels, electric motor for the rear. So far it's been great, instant torque from the electric motor and extra braking assist from battery regen.

Before that was a 2008 Quest minivan which actually held its own quite well. Only had one iffy moment on a wet ramp where I was sure I'd end up on YouTube...
 

jjmparsons

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:)

I just use the element as a mule to maneuver in the driveway. Bad humor on my part. We have an F150 for the actual on the road towing.

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LOL!!!! That was a good one. I was going to ask for a video of the Element pulling the 240 up the ramp and out of the water!!!! You got me that time!
 

Gunner

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Yamaha
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AR
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Ram 1500 towing Ar190. If it wasn't for the noise from hitting potholes you wouldn't know the boat is there.
 

S1LV3R4D0

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Yamaha
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2013 Silverado Z71. Used to pull a 28' Wildcat Maxx travel trailer but now it hauls our AR195.

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