Ye Gods! No wonder we are getting climate change if
all US pilots run gas guzzlers like that! VW Jetta
sized cars routinely tow glider trailers in Europe
without any problems. My 1.6 litre turbo diesel will
tow heavy two-seaters up the steepest hills in the
UK.

Del C

At 23:00 21 August 2007, J A C K wrote:
Allan wrote:
I have one and I'm seriously thinking about putting
a hitch on it to
(among other things) tow glider trailers with.

Anyone out there doing it?

What hitch do you have?

Which engine? I have the 1.9 TDI, which I think has
plenty of power
for it...


Well, Canada has some impressive topography, Allan,
so it might depend
on where you are towing. I like my '99 5.0L V8 Ford
Explorer for the
eastern part of the USA. My Cobra trailer has a 2200
Max Gross Weight
which is WELL within the Ex's capabilities, but I prefer
not being
reminded constantly that I am moving something extra
down the highway.
And, don't forget, there certainly are heavier combinations
than my
DG-303/Cobra.

If you like the idea of operating under a significant
power limitation
_and_ you never leave the the table-flat areas of Canada,
then you may
be satisfied. You may find more apropos responses from
people who deal
with European autos and road conditions on an everyday
basis, but then
expectations in North America can be very different.
Not the least of
those is that you will be expected to keep up with
the rest of us who
ARE driving the 5.0 L models and who are relatively
unperturbed by
either stop-and-go traffic or rising terrain.


Jack