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I'll second what Silvertwinkie sez, but I think you just might get away with your current TV
IF
(and this is a big if, har har)
if the tow rating for your vehicle is 3500 pounds WITHOUT a tow package. What's the rating with a tow package installed? If it's say 5000 pounds with a tow package, you might have a workable combination for a few hundred buck investment.
We're towing a 16' Bambi with a 6 cylinder Honda Ridgline, whose capacity with stock tow pkg is 5000 pounds. We didn't win any speed records in the mountains, but were able to repeatedly negotiate climbs to above 9000 feet at 45 mph with no overheating. With a weight-distributing hitch and swaybar, we ride rock-stable.
There's a wide range of opinions here and it's important to do a more detailed analysis of your own vehicle weight, loading, combined rating, etc, etc,, but many here would agree that combinations in which the load is < 80% of the vehicle's rated towing capacity are at least worth considering.
jon
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