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Trailer ?
Posted by: Kocho on Oct-09-12 9:13 AM (EST)

Unless you get a light trailer hauled by a fuel efficient vehicle you are not going to get great mpg for what you want...

I don't think you can get anything that will remotely come close to 30MPG and still have the space you want with 2 canoes on top and nearly a ton of cargo in it... Shrimpy 4-seater wagons appear to be too small for you and any SUV or minivan or large wagon like a Volvo V70 with 2 canoes on top will be a gaz guzzler compared to a Prius V or diesel Jetta.

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Fuel Efficient Canoe Haulers - cedarcanoe - Oct-03-12 9:56 AM
- have you - radiomix - Oct-03-12 10:12 AM
- marginal answer - rblturtle - Oct-03-12 11:28 AM
- Outback... - johnysmoke - Oct-04-12 12:35 AM
  - Gear? - rpg51 - Oct-04-12 6:32 AM
    - Load 'em up for four... - cedarcanoe - Oct-04-12 8:13 AM
    - Outback... - johnysmoke - Oct-04-12 11:07 AM
      - thats becoming - radiomix - Oct-04-12 11:13 AM
- Volvo - pgeorg - Oct-04-12 6:53 AM
  - Consider a Mazda 5 - RedCrossRandy - Oct-04-12 9:19 AM
- new, or used? - slushpaddler - Oct-04-12 9:47 AM
  - Minivan still best - yatipope - Oct-04-12 10:56 AM
  - New or Used? - cedarcanoe - Oct-04-12 11:47 AM
    - why not another Sienna? - slushpaddler - Oct-04-12 2:39 PM
- How about using a trailer? - redmond - Oct-04-12 12:00 PM
- canoe hauler - bushwacker - Oct-04-12 1:07 PM
- Ingenuity - mr_canoehead - Oct-04-12 2:09 PM
  - stop making sense! - slushpaddler - Oct-04-12 3:50 PM
- VW TDI Sportwagon - RiverMystic - Oct-04-12 3:35 PM
  - Kayak hauler - joebhamilton - Oct-08-12 2:29 PM
  - Second TDI Sportwagon - Morayreef - Oct-08-12 5:16 PM
- Elantra Touring - wagon - Patuxent - Oct-08-12 3:05 PM
  - I would have gotten the H Wagon if not - Kocho - Oct-09-12 10:50 AM
- Any fuel efficient 4 person hauler ... - Glenn_MacGrady - Oct-08-12 4:07 PM
- Trailer ? - Kocho - Oct-09-12 9:13 AM
  - TDI Jetta added to list... - cedarcanoe - Oct-10-12 3:04 PM
    - Full Size Pick up - rpg51 - Oct-10-12 9:15 PM
      - $5 gas ... changes "screw the mileage" - cedarcanoe - Oct-11-12 9:22 AM
        
        Rent for those few exceptional trips - kayamedic - Oct-11-12 9:46 PM
      - Same here - kayamedic - Oct-11-12 10:20 AM
        
        22?? - Lanky189 - Oct-11-12 12:59 PM
        
        My Tundra seldom sees a stop light - kayamedic - Oct-11-12 6:50 PM
- do the math - rblturtle - Oct-11-12 4:26 PM
  - Totally agree with Turtle - yatipope - Oct-11-12 9:42 PM
    - Thats funny - - rpg51 - Oct-11-12 10:42 PM
      - Roof rack thoughts - joewildlife - Oct-12-12 3:03 PM
        
        hate to harp - rblturtle - Oct-13-12 2:46 PM
        
        focus wagon - joewildlife - Oct-17-12 10:16 PM
        
        I agree - rblturtle - Oct-18-12 9:47 AM
        
        2 makes more sense - mr_canoehead - Oct-18-12 6:50 PM
- Factor your canoes into the equation, - mickjetblue - Oct-20-12 9:16 PM
  - On canoe shape, the aerodynamics - g2d - Nov-02-12 12:46 AM
- +1 for TDI - mcthiel - Oct-21-12 10:28 PM
  - Nonsense regarding the hybrids - guideboatguy - Oct-22-12 12:54 AM
    - read more on how hybrids work. - mcthiel - Oct-22-12 1:59 AM
      - I know how they work, ... - guideboatguy - Oct-22-12 9:10 AM
- It's been my experience - redmond - Oct-22-12 9:09 AM
- Multi vehicles. - kybishop - Oct-22-12 12:55 PM
- canoe vehicle - ppine - Oct-23-12 4:19 PM
  - Prius Sucks for hauling - jimx200 - Oct-28-12 11:32 AM
    - Learn to drive it ... - kocho - Oct-30-12 9:13 AM
- TDI EuroVan - dressmeister - Oct-31-12 9:17 AM
- We've had Accords and a '97 Outback. - g2d - Nov-02-12 12:56 AM