beertech Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 wondering if anyone has any experience with these. mainly wondering if this will tow a 16 foot smokercraft with a 50 on the back. towed my boat maybe 10 times last year and tired of paying fuel for the truck 95 percent of the time. dont want to get rid of boat though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelheadphycho Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 My brother has the same boat/motor and has no problem towing it with his 2007 Ford Escape. I would say that the CRV and the 4 cylinder escape are comparable. And the gas mileage doesn't suffer too badly while pulling the boat either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I had a CRV before and I currently have a Nissan XTrail which is comparable. No way I'd tow something that big with either for long distances. I tried towing my 16' Lund and 40 horse 4 stroke Yammy with the XTrail and it struggled. (fwiw the XTrail has a slightly more powerful 4cyl than the CRV) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Had a crv, and it is light on the towing capabilities. If you're only towing 10 kilometres to the local lake from spring till mid fall it's not likely an issue. Anything more an I'd say look for something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegill Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) - Edited November 6, 2014 by Bluegill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 If you downsize to a vehicle and exceed the towing capacity you are risking a lawsuit if you get into an accident. Your insurance company will not be liable and will not help you legally or financially in the accident. Get a vehicle that is rated for the load you will put on it including the weight of equipment and people in the vehicle and boat that you will be towing. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I was able to tow my small 14 ft tinny with an 18hp motor on the back. Entire package was less than 1000lbs. I towed a friends 16 footer with a 40 once and it really struggled....I wouldn't recommend it. That was the last time I towed anything that big with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NANUK Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Max towing capacity for a CRV is 1500 lbs, I wouldn't tow more than 1000 lbs with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strik Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 We looked into the CRV, RAV4 and the Venza CRV, RAV4 only 1500 Venza was 3500 I would not use the CRV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Drove a 1998 CRV standard trans for several years.Pulled my ATV on a small trailer somewhat OK, but only had a short distance to haul.I certainly wouldn't use it to pull a craft as large as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 wondering if anyone has any experience with these. mainly wondering if this will tow a 16 foot smokercraft with a 50 on the back. towed my boat maybe 10 times last year and tired of paying fuel for the truck 95 percent of the time. dont want to get rid of boat though. I used my 2000 CRV to tow a 14' aluminum w/ 25hp - and it struggled on anything other than a flat stretch of road. I think I definitely cut some years off the life of that CRV by doing that. Wouldn't recommend it for your setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 In my opinion, a decent rule of thumb is to take the weight of the rig you'll be towing, double it, if it falls below the MFGs tow rating you're good. Another good rule of thumb is if it's a 4 cylinder, forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) In my opinion, a decent rule of thumb is to take the weight of the rig you'll be towing, double it, if it falls below the MFGs tow rating you're good. Another good rule of thumb is if it's a 4 cylinder, forget it. I agree here. I've towed a 1500lb boat motor trailer with a v6 escape rated for 3500lbs. even that worked quite a bit at times. could only imagine how much a crv would struggle with that kind of load. Edited January 28, 2014 by Spooled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beertech Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 thanks everyone guess this wont work. another thing im considering is getting a little car to do most of my driving and keeping truck for towing. does anyone have any experience with a second vehicle and insurance. Is it normally cheaper for the second car than the first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) thanks everyone guess this wont work. another thing im considering is getting a little car to do most of my driving and keeping truck for towing. does anyone have any experience with a second vehicle and insurance. Is it normally cheaper for the second car than the first that's what I do. whether or not it makes sense for you to do that will depend on how far you drive. i commute/drive far enough that the gas savings of the more economical vehicle outweigh the costs of buying/running/maintaining/insuring it. the little beater i bought basically paid for itself within 18 months. but just my commute is 65kms each way. insurance will give you a multiple car discount, typically 5-10% but otherwise they charge full insurance cost for both vehicles, eventhough you cannot physically drive both at the same time.. ripoff!! Edited January 31, 2014 by Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 You can also get limited mileage for the tow vehicle. I have my truck at 7500 miles and unlimited on my work van and it reduced my bill. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 dont know if that option is available up here in canada art. would be nice if it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hope fully it is I am with Allstate and have 4 cars and 3 motorcycles on the road so with the limited mileage clause on 5 of the vehicles and unlimited on my van and my wives car it is the only way I can afford all of my toys. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 When I had three insured vehicles and two drivers in the house, the third vehicle was dirt cheap to insure.When my son got his drivers licence then it became three drivers and the rate would have been too high.So I took the third one off the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Look at the accident rating on whatever car you buy, thats what they really look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 The extra vehicle can be classified as a "recreation vehicle", that's what my ins company suggested when I was considering the same thing. Good point about checking out the ins rates before you buy For me: Brand new 4 door Jeep Rubicon maxed out $60 000 = $90 a mth Brand new 5 door Hyundia Accent at $21 000 = $ 135 a mth 2000 Chev Tracker @ 430 000 km, all rusted to hell, seat belts held in with visgrips = $120 a mth When I asked them about the rate difference they said it all has to do with the safety rating. Entropy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beertech Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 thanks everyone. I will contact my insurance agent. I drive probobly 40000 km a year maybe 5000 are towing so a car may make some sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrystrs Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I towed a 17' with a 115 fourstroke a couple of times with my 4 cyl 4wheel drive Terrain. I live on the lake so don't tow often. No problem, you won't be passing anyone, but it was fine. The suspension and brakes are the same in the v6 version and it is rated for 3500lbs It is excellent on fuel back and forth to work, 8 L per 100k. In the past I had a v6, it used a lot more fuel than the 4cyl when not loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I saw a guy towing a 16 foot 60 hp pkg with a Mazda 3 once which is IMHO criminal and very dangerous for everybody involved. Towing anything heavier than your vehicle is legally rated to tow on public roads is putting others at risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I towed a 17' with a 115 fourstroke a couple of times with my 4 cyl 4wheel drive Terrain. I live on the lake so don't tow often. No problem, you won't be passing anyone, but it was fine. The suspension and brakes are the same in the v6 version and it is rated for 3500lbs It is excellent on fuel back and forth to work, 8 L per 100k. In the past I had a v6, it used a lot more fuel than the 4cyl when not loaded. isn't the terrain/equinox only rated for 1000 unless the trailer has its own breaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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