Alright I thought I would share the evolution of our newly aqcuired LC into our new and improved RV tow car.
Our family enjoys camping, well by the standards of most people here it’s hardly camping, we have a great motor home and tow car, which allows us to spend anywhere from 6 to 16 weeks a year camping as a family. We have 3 kids (5, 2 and 3 weeks). As a result of the latest addition, it’s time we upgrade from our current tow car to something bigger that can accommodate 3 car seats.
We’ve enjoyed the CR-V as it’s handled some light off road action and has been a good car, currently has a 1.5” OME lift and rear spacers to level out the ride.
While we haven’t yet parted ways with the Honda it is time to get started on the next project.
After some research and time spent on Mud we determined the LC to be a good option for the next tow car. (I know some will say flat towing a LC behind a motor home isn’t worth the risks, but there didn’t seem to be lots of other options available).
After some research I figured out they make tow bars for model years 99 - 03, but figured Toyota didn’t change the frame for model years 04 - 07 so pretty much any year would work. I wanted something newer than 03 to get the 5spd transmission and wasn’t worried as much about the mileage as this would be a 3rd car. I wanted something with a decent service history and was hoping to spend less than $10k if possible.
So here goes.
First the baseline of where the Honda got us.
Our family enjoys camping, well by the standards of most people here it’s hardly camping, we have a great motor home and tow car, which allows us to spend anywhere from 6 to 16 weeks a year camping as a family. We have 3 kids (5, 2 and 3 weeks). As a result of the latest addition, it’s time we upgrade from our current tow car to something bigger that can accommodate 3 car seats.
We’ve enjoyed the CR-V as it’s handled some light off road action and has been a good car, currently has a 1.5” OME lift and rear spacers to level out the ride.
While we haven’t yet parted ways with the Honda it is time to get started on the next project.
After some research and time spent on Mud we determined the LC to be a good option for the next tow car. (I know some will say flat towing a LC behind a motor home isn’t worth the risks, but there didn’t seem to be lots of other options available).
After some research I figured out they make tow bars for model years 99 - 03, but figured Toyota didn’t change the frame for model years 04 - 07 so pretty much any year would work. I wanted something newer than 03 to get the 5spd transmission and wasn’t worried as much about the mileage as this would be a 3rd car. I wanted something with a decent service history and was hoping to spend less than $10k if possible.
So here goes.
First the baseline of where the Honda got us.
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