[Vwdiesel] tow tow tow your boat

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

Is "flat towing" allowed down there?
IE: Bolt a tow bar to the front bumper/frame area of the caddy and then tow
it that way?

My 88 Jetta 1.6L turbo could never have towed that.  I tried a small utility
trailer loaded only with an Austin Mini engine/tranny (375lbs) and it
struggled over the hills.  (foot to the floor in 3rd or 4th gear type of
thing.).  No idea of weight of the ultily trailer, but it was a home-made
one...small to medium sized.

Mike in NB
PS-
Unless the landscape is very very flat on this trip, I'd go with the RAV4,
but I hear what you're saying about the wife !

Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
NB
Canada
E6L 1T1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shalyn Shourds" <sshourds at flash.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:16 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] tow tow tow your boat


> I have a friend attempting to tow back a non-running Diesel Caddy from
> Alabama to Dallas.  His two options to get it here are: 1986 Jetta NA
> Diesel, and a 1997 Toyota RAV4 with a 5 speed and a 2.0 litre engine.
> I'm suggesting to him that the Jetta is a poor choice.  Any hope on
> either count?  I've been in a Caddy only once and never tried to tow
> one.  I'm going to loan him a tow bar because U-haul etc. won't rent him
> one because they say he can't do it with those cars.  I don't want to
> set him on his way to blowing up his wife's Toyota.  Shame you can't
> just go down to Hertz or whomever and rent a Ford F100 cheap.  It'd make
> it much easier to tell all these people here in Texas they really don't
> need a 3500 Cummins 4X4 ton truck to haul a few potted plants back from
> the nursery once a year.
>
> -Shalyn
>
>
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