surveyorjp
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dezertcamper wrote: The 2007 Crown Vic has a 1500 lb towing capacity.
If that is the truth, it is absurd for Ford to rate it that low IMO. My wife's 2004 Dodge Neon has the same towing capacity. Do you really believe the 07 Crown Vic can't tow any better than a 04 Neon?
And by the way, I have utilized the Neon's towing capacity myself. The car handles the load like a champ! Of course, the load is only a fairly small and lightweight john boat. 
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lesmore49
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surveyorjp wrote:dezertcamper wrote: The 2007 Crown Vic has a 1500 lb towing capacity.
If that is the truth, it is absurd for Ford to rate it that low IMO. My wife's 2004 Dodge Neon has the same towing capacity. Do you really believe the 07 Crown Vic can't tow any better than a 04 Neon?
And by the way, I have utilized the Neon's towing capacity myself. The car handles the load like a champ! Of course, the load is only a fairly small and lightweight john boat.
How does your FWD Neon handle hauling up your Jonboat up slick, steep boat launch driveways ? Does the weight transfer and do you encounter a lot of wheelspin, or do you avoid using launching and pulling your boat out in these circumstances ?
The reason I ask, is I have known situations where individuals find their small FWD tow vehicles challenged in these situations and rely on others with different vehicles to do the actual launching and pulling out their craft out of the body of water.
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surveyorjp
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lesmore49 wrote:surveyorjp wrote:dezertcamper wrote: The 2007 Crown Vic has a 1500 lb towing capacity.
If that is the truth, it is absurd for Ford to rate it that low IMO. My wife's 2004 Dodge Neon has the same towing capacity. Do you really believe the 07 Crown Vic can't tow any better than a 04 Neon?
And by the way, I have utilized the Neon's towing capacity myself. The car handles the load like a champ! Of course, the load is only a fairly small and lightweight john boat.
How does your FWD Neon handle hauling up your Jonboat up slick, steep boat launch driveways ? Does the weight transfer and do you encounter a lot of wheelspin, or do you avoid using launching and pulling your boat out in these circumstances ?
The reason I ask, is I have known situations where individuals find their small FWD tow vehicles challenged in these situations and rely on others with different vehicles to do the actual launching and pulling out their craft out of the body of water.
Easy answer to that question. I don't use the Neon for launching/retrieving. The Neon is used for transporting the boat to the campground only, then my truck is used for launching and retrieving the boat. In fact, the place I frequent most has a gravel bar I use to launch from, and 4x4 is a requirement.
I would agree it would be very challenging, and likely impossible for the Neon unless the ramp was not very steep, and not very wet.
Here is a pic from one of our trips to the fishin' hole.
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Caddywhompus
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lesmore49 wrote:surveyorjp wrote:dezertcamper wrote: The 2007 Crown Vic has a 1500 lb towing capacity.
If that is the truth, it is absurd for Ford to rate it that low IMO. My wife's 2004 Dodge Neon has the same towing capacity. Do you really believe the 07 Crown Vic can't tow any better than a 04 Neon?
And by the way, I have utilized the Neon's towing capacity myself. The car handles the load like a champ! Of course, the load is only a fairly small and lightweight john boat.
How does your FWD Neon handle hauling up your Jonboat up slick, steep boat launch driveways ? Does the weight transfer and do you encounter a lot of wheelspin, or do you avoid using launching and pulling your boat out in these circumstances ?
The reason I ask, is I have known situations where individuals find their small FWD tow vehicles challenged in these situations and rely on others with different vehicles to do the actual launching and pulling out their craft out of the body of water. FWIW I pulled a friend's 19' fiberglass over wood out of a local lake with a 1988 Plymouth Voyager, 2.5 liter 4-cylinder 5-speed transmission. Boat was about 5000 pounds with gear and trailer, and the ramp was covered with slimey algae.
It was funny because people saw me backing the trailer into the water and started gathering expecting a show. But I let out the clutch just right, got a little wheelspin as the front tires chewed thru the slime, then they bit and out of the water I came.
But to be fair, I expect my success had more to do with the BFG Radial All Terrains that I was running on the van at the time. Regular street radials probably wouldn't have performed so well.
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