James Sweet wrote:
> "jim beam" <spamvortex@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> Jeff wrote:
>>> R.J. Babin wrote:
>>>> Anyone out there attempted pulling a trailer with a Civic Hybrid? I
have
>>>> a 400 pd trailer that I pull 2 to 3 hundred pounds of kayak gear
with.
>>>> Anyone have some feedback?
>>>> R.J.
(Bob)
>>>> Babin
>>> Look in your owner's manual for the towing limits. I think the limit
is
>>> 1000 lbs. However, keep in mind that the car is not meant to tow
stuff.
>>>
>> i gotta say, as someone that's lived in europe for a while, the concept
we
>> have here of needing a honking great truck to pull a tiny little
>> wheelbarrow is just bizarre. in europe, the exact same vehicles as we
>> have here have up to 3 times the rated towing capacity, same
transmission,
>> engine, everything. and what do we see? europeans hauling honking
great
>> trailers with tiny little cars. the hybrid will tow a trailer just
fine.
>> just look up the towing capacity on an european or even japanese
website.
>>
>
> I've towed a ~2500 lb boat and trailer behind my 2950 lb Volvo 240, it
> handles fine, though you certainly can feel something is back there. The
> hitch design has more to do with it than the vehicle.
and whether the trailer has brakes - again something we don't do much
over here. i think it's pretty much compulsory in europe.
> You don't want to
> exceed the rated towing capacity though, if an accident does happen, it
will
> be a legal nightmare. A 400 lb utility trailer will be towable by pretty
> much any car on the road no problem.
>
>
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