Re: Am I going to hurt the car?

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

Stay away from boat ramps, Scott (that was the issue prompting the last
thread on using Audis to pull trailers), and you'll be OK.  Your gas
mileage will suffer significantly, but nothing else should.  I've pulled
1500-2000 pounds (trailer and load) several times over 350-600 miles  with
my '87 5kcstq, with no apparent ill effects.  My last trip like that a
month ago, I pulled a 1200-pound jointer on a trailer that weighs about 800
pounds from Moline, IL, to northern Michigan nonstop (except once for gas
and "forever" at the bridge construction around Chicago), averaging 70 mph
and 15 mpg.  Trailerless and at least 5 mph faster, I'd get 30 mpg.

Kneale Brownson 

At 08:53 AM 10/4/99 -0500, scooter@pseconds.com wrote:
>I know this must have come up before, but I couldn't locate it in the
archives.
>
>I'm looking for opinions, am I going to hurt my '94 100s if I tow a 1500lbs 
>trailer 
>on a 1700 mile trip?  I'm looking at bringing a trailer from Florida to 
>Minnesota 
>and the dealer wouldn't even give me a vague answer as to if this could do 
>damage or even tell me how much I can tow.
>
>Please send a private reply.
>
>Thanks,
>Scott