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    Posted: 14 Aug 2018 at 8:25am
Hello R-Pod Owners Forum.

My wife and I are very interested in the R-Pod. We hope to buy one in the near future. I have several questions;but, my biggest concern is towing with my 1994 GMC Sonoma 2 wheel drive extended cab with a 4.3 liter motor and automatic transmission. We live in PA and wont venture out very far at first. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Paul,

If this is your vehicle, I would say you are good to go podding! Good luck!!
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Welcome! I was just in that area last week. You might have seen my wife and me drive by with an R-Pod 179 towed by a 2010 Nissan Frontier LE which only has a 4L V6. Your 4.3L should be fine.
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Just look into your owners manual and it should say what your Sonoma is rated to tow. I wouldn't tow anything that is towards the upper end, shoot for near half or there about's is my advice.
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Welcome to the forum! You might consider looking for RV rental companies who have an R-Pod on inventory.

A quick search yielded the following "RV-sharing" site, for example: https://rvshare.com/rv-rental/pennsylvania

Let us know what you decide to do!
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Originally posted by noatakme

Hello R-Pod Owners Forum.
My wife and I are very interested in the R-Pod. We hope to buy one in the near future. I have several questions;but, my biggest concern is towing with my 1994 GMC Sonoma 2 wheel drive extended cab with a 4.3 liter motor and automatic transmission. We live in PA and wont venture out very far at first. Any input would be greatly appreciated.




We have a 4.0 V6 Tacoma and it pulls the pod just fine. Gas mileage does take a beating and drops to 10 and 11 mpg but that’s the price of admission. It’s not bad mileage for a little self contained house!!!
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Stoltzfus in Adamstown is not far from you.  He sells RPods around $500 more than Couchs.  We bought ours there and can highly recommend them.  But good advice is to rent first if you can.  Not only to see how your vehicle tows the POD but also if you like the size and features.  Large rear kitchen vs Larger dry bath, etc.  We ended up selling our 180 as it was too small
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Great advice from above posters to rent first and decide if it is the right fit for you.  We have thoroughly enjoyed our 177 since taking possession of it in March 2011.  We have towed our 177 with the following vehicles: 2008 Explorer 4.0 L. V-6, 2013 Explorer 3.5L V-6 and a 1994 F-150 5.0 L V-8 with 318,000 miles.  No problem towing with any of these even in the Rockies with some tremendous grades to climb and descend.
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