Then finding a car is up to you... new? or used?
Will this be a daily driver, etc.
When we first got a Class C we bought a used Fiat 500 with a manual transmission. It became our 3ed car and only to be used as a Toad not a daily driver. It was inexpensive, easy to tow and fun to drive - at first. After a year or two we tired of having 3 cars and insuring them etc. Plus when driven more than a few miles the fun was replaced by how small the car was.
So, we sold the Fiat and my daily driver and bought a brand new car that could be flat towed and that's been my daily car ever since. We now have towed my 2016 Lincoln MKX for over 50,000 miles and it's been good. The car's odometer shows 50,000 miles now but that's because the miles when towing don't register. We have had to replace the tires at the usual mileages because the tires do wear just like being driven.
Fewer and fewer new cars are flat towable and when looking at older cars you'll need to do careful research to insure that the car is indeed flat towable. Don't guess and do not let a car sales person tell you that he knows the car he's selling is capable of being flat towed. Always check first before you buy.
You'll need a Baseplate installled on the Toad and a Towbar for between the RV and the Toad. There are two major brands, BlueOx and Roadmaster, and a couple of minor brands, too. I have always used BlueOx but the choice is yours.
You'll need a way to activate the rear lights on the Toad - you can wire into the existing wiring, add new lights or add removable magnetic lights. And, you'll need an auxiliary braking system to apply the toads brakes when the RV brakes. These vary by simple mechanical, portable electric and built in systems.
Plan on $400 to $600 for the baseplate PLUS installation of about the same amount. $600 to $900 for the towbar, $200 for lights and $600 to $1,200 for an auxiliary braking system. We hear of people paying between $2,500 and $4,000 for a complete setup and installation.
Sometimes you can find these items for sale used. I got my first towbar for $300 used on Craigslist. And I found a local installer that installed the baseplate and lights for 1/2 of what a shop would charge. I found a $600 Aux braking system on eBay for $300. So, you can get things cheaper.
There are good guides out there for chosing a vehicle to flat tow - the two most popular are Jeeps and Honda CRV (pre-2015 after 2014 they are not towable). Just search for Flat Towing guide and you'll find a number of them. For used cars be sure to look at older towing guides for your car's year of manufacture. You might get lucky and find a used car being sold all set up for flat towning ready to go. They are out there but not always near where you are.
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2017 Winnebago Adventurer 37F
2016 Lincoln MKX Toad
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