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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ponyroper" data-source="post: 492595" data-attributes="member: 423"><p>Subaru's are pretty good vehicles but nothing comes close to a well maintained Toyota. You can't kill them. I've had a couple of RAV 4's and highly recommend them unless you need to tow something heavy or haul lots of people or gear. My 2023 RAV 4 Hybrid will easily tow a 2000# trailer if it's set up right with electric brakes, sway control and a weight distributing hitch. I get 35-40 MPG around town and 32-36 at interstate speeds. Got 22 mpg pulling a 2000# pop-up camper back from Minneapolis but I didn't have electric brakes so I tried hard to stay at 65 but it kept creeping up to 70 on me. The RAV's brakes could handle the weight but I was worried about sway and trailer control. The standard issue RAV would probably get better mileage but I wanted the Woodland model because it had bigger tires and a slightly heavier suspension along with a few other accessories I liked. Problem is it's tough to find a late model Toyota for a reasonable price. You might as well buy a new one. The picture is my ATV trailer with my roof top tent mounted on a Harbor Freight ladder rack. The rig would have worked but there wasn't enough room in the RAV for all the gear I wanted to take along. I think it would have worked if I would have carried an E-Bike and  a cargo storage box in the trailer instead of the 800# ATV.[ATTACH=full]85673[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>