On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 3:40:07 PM UTC-5, vontresc wrote:
Looking at getting a new vehicle this spring, and am currently looking into a Jetta Sportwagon TDI. Any of you guys use one to tow your ship? Good or bad?

Peter

My general consideration is.......
-The longer & heavier, the better!

On the low end of the scale was using a "VW super beetle" (mid 70's?) with a heavy wooden trailer for a ASW-15 (Basil Mott....RIP...... was the car/glider owner), empty trailer on the VW on flat ground I was hard pressed to maintain 55MPH..... I was always looking to draft anything bigger/faster to shorten retrieve times....

A weak engined car can get to "cruising speed" "eventually".

I would pay attention to trailer tongue weight and keep things snug in the trailer to minimize weight shift.