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11-08-2006, 10:23 PM
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Towing a Lexus RX330
So my father in law bought a damaged lexus at an insurance auction down across the border in Seattle... He asked if I can go with him and tow it back home.
I was planning to rent a uhaul car hauler. Am I going to have any problems towing this? I have an 06 xe non tow. From crunching all the numbers I think I should be fine.. comes out to just under 6000lbs with the trailer.... Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated. 
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11-08-2006, 10:39 PM
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Re: Towing a Lexus RX330
thats gonna need A LOT of body work...i always keep my eyes open for insurance auctions...never can find any...one day ill find one...where someone rear ended like a nice hotrod or something, and shoved the exhaust and just ripped up the engine...buy it, repair the back, and put in an even larger engine...damn insurance companies....
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11-09-2006, 09:28 AM
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Re: Towing a Lexus RX330
Check to make sure a Uhaul trailer can fit that thing on there. I tried calling them for one to tow a f150 and they said the truck was too big.
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11-09-2006, 10:09 AM
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Re: Towing a Lexus RX330
The Uhaul auto transports weigh 2200 pounds. Add the weight of the 330, do a little math. You should be okay.
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11-09-2006, 12:56 PM
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Re: Towing a Lexus RX330
Have a little extra care when slowing if your truck is not equipped with a trailer brake controller. However I would recommend having one installed first.......if you don't have one already.
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11-09-2006, 01:56 PM
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Re: Towing a Lexus RX330
Thanks for all the tips... I think the uhaul trailers have surge brakes built in? ie. no brake controller needs, however I did pick up a prodigy unit just in case.
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11-13-2006, 07:45 AM
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Re: Towing a Lexus RX330
u should be fine. plan you stops
I have the factory tow package but i pulled my G to the dealer the last time we broke it...  [/IMG] |
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11-13-2006, 07:53 AM
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Re: Towing a Lexus RX330
The last thing I towed was a 1977 Jeep wagoneer on one of those uhaul auto transports. The Jeep weighed around 6000 lbs though. It was kinda freaky, especially seeing as I didn't have the tow package on my last titan. The thing was pushing me down hills on the freeway. But all in all, the truck pulled it just fine.
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Re: Towing a Lexus RX330
Well finally went down to pick it up.
Towed it back up to Vancouver from Seattle and I was very happy with how the titan handled it.
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