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You'll find all over the country there is a serious shortage of used cars in that price range. The economy sh*thole were happily continuing on has actually driven up the cost of affordable used cars. Why can't your friend apply for an Obamacar?
indeed, its really difficult to find it at that range here in texas. there weresome 2500 ones were far up as north as chicago and sold out very quickly.
LOL, a Suburban being too small to tow a 6X12 trailer. BS! Doesn't sound like your BF is "an experienced hauler" at all if he bought that line of crap from a U-Haul lackey. Like others have said it isn't the size of the trailer, it is the load that makes the difference.
Sounds like your friend overloaded a trailer and then didn't drive like you should while pulling a trailer. Stop blaming U-Haul.
Yep. The wifes crew team trailer is hauled by a 'Burban and a 4-Runner (both V8s, mind you) with absolutely no problems, and that trailer is probably 25 or 30ft long, maybe more. It's all in the weight of the trailer and the person behind the wheel. My V6 Jeep could easily pull the trailer empty, and would probably be OK with a couple shells loaded, but I wouldn't try it with the trailer fully loaded.
That said, a decent $2500 car is going to be hard to come by. It's possible to be sure, but I haven't seen many!
U-Haul won't let me tow anything behind my Explorer, simply because of "high claims experience" with that vehicle, but if I had a Mercury Mountaineer (same exact vehicle, but different badges) it is perfectly OK. U-Haul knows nothing about towing IMO and I take my business elsewhere.
But in looking for a new vehicle in that price range, good luck finding something you would trust everyday. Might have to up the price a bit. You can find things, but it takes luck and good timing on the ads before they go fast.
What exactly do you mean by totaled? Lot's of us have continued to drive cars which have been totaled--after some cheap repairs, used parts from junk yards.... We don't care that the cars have some dents--which body shops charge a fortune to repair.
I suggest you look at eBay and Craigslist. There are people who need money in a hurry who will sell adequate cars for $2500.
In my view, there is a presumption that a company that rents trailers by the thousands every day has more of a responsibility to know the limitations of a tow, then a driver who pulls a trailer once or twice in a lifetime. If the trailer actually exceeded the towing capacity of the vehicle, the onus is on the agency to refuse to allow his trailer to leave the lot. However, it is possible that the user in this case overloaded or improperly loaded the trailer which would otherwise have been safe, something beyond the control of UHaul.
I gather from the OP that the trailer rolled the car, which sounds like an imbalanced load that fishtailed, which even a light trailer can do if the center of gravity is far behind the axle.
From a dealership, no, certainly nothing worth it's $2500. Best bet is craigslist, but it's incredibly hard to find even a half decent car in that price range, let a lone something like a 4-runner.
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