Towing with a rental Tahoe

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If im not mistaken, most rentals don’t even have hitches on them..

Didn’t realize you already did it. Well, glad it worked out
Almost all full sized SUVs are standard with hitches. Plus when you look at the rental resale market, selling a full size SUV without a hitch would be harder.
 

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Almost all full sized SUVs are standard with hitches. Plus when you look at the rental resale market, selling a full size SUV without a hitch would be harder.

i wondered about that after i made my comment. Thinking about the plastic hitch covers, I kind of wondered that it might be standard equipment now.

I just remember a few years ago it crossed my mind about renting a truck to tow something. Every single truck (not SUV) on the enterprise and hertz lot didn’t have a hitch. I don’t think U-Haul pick up trucks have hitches either, but their box trucks do.

This was maybe 10 years ago.
 

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I did not, through my research it does void the rental agreement which the biggest issue would be a total loss from an accident which was my main concern. But my insurance covers everything.
there contract doesn't matter, your insurance said ok that's all you needed, just decline there obnoxious charges and have at it.
even if the contract specifically stated "you may not tow" what are they going to do? nothing......
 
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I would expect an insurance man to say go for it and then point out the rental contract no tow clause when you file a claim lol
My insurance guy checked with underwriting and claims to verify. All stated that it doesn't matter what the rental car company says. This assumes that in the event of an accident I am not driving wreckless etc. I made sure I was very clear with him what I was doing and what the rental company policy was.
 
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there contract doesn't matter, your insurance said ok that's all you needed, just decline there obnoxious charges and have at it.
even if the contract specifically stated "you may not tow" what are they going to do? nothing......
You're exactly correct. The only concern I had was if there was a major mechanical malfuntion, where the rental company could say that towing was the cause of the failure. I would of had to get creative with the tow truck driver if that situation arose LOL.
 

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there contract doesn't matter, your insurance said ok that's all you needed, just decline there obnoxious charges and have at it.
even if the contract specifically stated "you may not tow" what are they going to do? nothing......
"Their contract doesnt matter?" Read again... You agree to certain legally binding things when you sign that piece of paper. One of those things could be extreme penalties for disregarding the contract stipulations. I got dinged one time for having a cocky attitude such as yours. I can still feel the pain in my wallet.
 

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"Their contract doesnt matter?" Read again... You agree to certain legally binding things when you sign that piece of paper. One of those things could be extreme penalties for disregarding the contract stipulations. I got dinged one time for having a cocky attitude such as yours. I can still feel the pain in my wallet.
details? what happened, some common sense has to be applied in any given situation
if you are just going to tow something from A~B and you are doing it right and not trying to do some shifty crap, the risk is relatively LOW
their litigation if you happened to get in a accident (non-injury) and your insurance covers all damages is most likely pretty limited
 

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