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Hello, </span></span>
</span>
I
hope everyone will welcome a family of Holiday Ramblers to the Crossroads forum. </span>Our longtime dealer in Maryland is no longer
carrying HR products since the bankruptcy and purchase by NaviStar. </span>The family is now considering and closely
looking a Crossroads to replace our aging mini-fleet of travel trailers and we
are the first ones up as we are also first time purchasers. </span>One of the reason we are looking at
Crossroads is that HR is no longer supporting the travel clubs which we have
found so helpful and of great value through the years. </span>Does Crossroads have travel clubs and are they
supported? </span></span>
</span>
We
will be using a 2005 Lexus RX330 and are looking to purchase a Slingshot which
from all appearances is a nice well built trailer on the cutting edge as compared to other manufacturers
we have looked at. </span>We like the
butterscotch interior and would like to know what others have purchased and
think about the two interiors and why. </span>Are
the finishes and overall quality of the trailer holding up? </span></span>
</span>
We
are also bit confused as the brochure lists our Lexus as being able to pull up to a
23-foot Slingshot, ideally we would like to tow the 26-foot. </span>The Toyota Highlander which is fundamentally
the same model is listed as being able to pull any of the trailers and
therefore we are not sure why the difference.
</span>When we spoke with the dealer, they advised the tow weight for our SUV
is 3,600-lbs. and that we can safely pull the 23-foot trailer though we do
share the same concerns mentioned by Shellee in the above post. </span>The dealer advised that most manufactures list
the safe towing weight below what the vehicle can actually tolerate. </span>We don’t wish to be halfway across America to
find out they were less than accurate. </span></span>
</span>
We
would appreciate any guidance or suggestions you may wish to share. </span></span>
</span>
Thanks
so much. </span></span>