Good Tow Cars?

[fatz]

Gtr 1500

trailer 900

fuel and tools and shit lots more 

bery very easy to go over 2.5

[260DET]

It saves weight if you don't carry beer with you, buy it at the destination. My point is a modern medium/large suv makes a great tow bitch, way better dynamics, fuel economy and comfort compared with most ladder frame 4x4's. Particularly something with a V6 turbo diesel, struggling for power is a pain on a long trip..

[fatz]

Just about to blue slip my new trailer and it's 960

and yes it has a solar powered beer fridge

 

buy booze when you get there is for pussys

[260DET]

Lol, what's this new trailer called, B Double?

Solar powered fridge is good, the lift pump battery on my trailer is charged by solar power which saves a lot of stuffing around on a trip.

Edited January 10, 2018 by 260DET

[PranK]

I'm a towing newb. 

Our 'big car' is a Mazda CX7. Be kind. Would you tow a car behind it? 

That said, I think its only rated to 1700kg's braked, which doesn't leave much for a car considering the weight of the trailer.

 

[Shoota_77]

 Not a great choice in my opinion mate. Even towing the R33 with my pretty heavy Ranger Ute I can feel it moving me around a bit on the road. A light little SUV like a CX7 would be dangerous in my opinion. A good gust of wind and you’ll be on the other side of the road!

The average car weighs around 1400-1500kgs so you’re right, it doesn’t leave much room for the weight of the trailer if the total is 1700kgs!

[Shoota_77]

Actually @PranK you should come and buy an Amarok V6 off me, that will smash it out with ease! Such a great Ute to drive!

[Duncan]

I'd do it one-off for slow and shorter trip, but not regularly. For a start most car trailers are 500-800kg so that means the car you are towing is limited to 900kg. And even then when you tow right up to the load limit you often learn that while the chassis can take the load, the engine won;t deliver the performance to tow it safely (hello creeping up hills on the freeway)

[Old man 32 GTR]

Nissan Navara ST-X 550

[admS15]

C'mon guys, he said be kind. You could probably leagally tow a Datsun 1600 or Mazda rx2, maybe depending on trailer weight

[fatz]

https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Audi-Q7-2010/SSE-AD-5495660

 

tgat will tow your shit to the moon and back

[PranK]

Thanks guys, you've reinforced my feelings (and fears). 

[PranK]

1 hour ago, fatz said:

https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Audi-Q7-2010/SSE-AD-5495660

 

tgat will tow your shit to the moon and back

Believe it or not, but a 90kw short wheel base Defender has the same capacity!

 

https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Land-Rover-Defender-2015/OAG-AD-15791491/?gts=OAG-AD-15791491&gtssaleid=OAG-AD-15791491&rankingType=TopSpot

 

[fatz]

10% grade

 

audi maintains 130km/h

defender 25km/h

[PranK]

Allows you to take in the sights.

 

All of the sights.

[Duncan]

15 minutes ago, fatz said:

10% grade

 

audi maintains 130km/h

defender 25km/h

30% grade

audi tips over onto it's roof and catches fire

defender maintains 25km/h

[fatz]

True

if your under 5’8 go defender

 

if you any taller you won’t fit

[PranK]

2 hours ago, fatz said:

True

if your under 5’8 go defender

 

if you any taller you won’t fit

Now you're just looking for things wrong with it.

[niZmO_Man]

It's all fun and games until a sensor or timing chain guide breaks

[Hank Scorpio]

On 6/15/2018 at 10:40 AM, fatz said:

True

if your under 5’8 go defender

 

if you any taller you won’t fit

Or if you enjoy punching the underside of the dash with your knuckles ever time you put the handbrake down.