Towing glider trailers with a VW Jetta Wagon?

Well, no doubt a V8 is going to get you there easier and faster, but
I'll still make better time 'cause I'll only be stopping 1/8 as many
times for fuel

Seriously though, I have no doubt I can drag the weight behind the
Jetta, but what I'm really in need of is some advice from someone who
has a wagon with a hitch. I've done some poking around and there
aren't many options for hitches for the wagon for some reason...

-Allan

On Aug 21, 8:06 pm, Allan wrote:
Well, no doubt a V8 is going to get you there easier and faster, but
I'll still make better time 'cause I'll only be stopping 1/8 as many
times for fuel

Seriously though, I have no doubt I can drag the weight behind the
Jetta, but what I'm really in need of is some advice from someone who
has a wagon with a hitch. I've done some poking around and there
aren't many options for hitches for the wagon for some reason...

-Allan

Allan,

what model year do you have?
I don't have a Jetta Wagon but a TDI Sedan. Mine is a '06 model with
100HP, manual transmission and I put a hitch on it. The Jetta will
tow my Aluminum Schreder type trailer with a Libelle H301 in it just
fine. Granted, I live in South Carolina and I do not have to negotiate
steep grades.

Uli Neumann

On Aug 21, 5:06 pm, Allan wrote:
Well, no doubt a V8 is going to get you there easier and faster, but
I'll still make better time 'cause I'll only be stopping 1/8 as many
times for fuel

Seriously though, I have no doubt I can drag the weight behind the
Jetta, but what I'm really in need of is some advice from someone who
has a wagon with a hitch. I've done some poking around and there
aren't many options for hitches for the wagon for some reason...

-Allan

Allan, I've got a similar car and the same airplane and trailer.
After worrying about it for months I put a hitch on my 2000 Volvo V40
wagon. Rated to tow 2,000 lbs and max weight on the bar 200 lbs. I
towed my DG303 and Cobra from Arlington WA (AWO) over the fairly easy
mountain pass (I90, 3,400') to eastern WA (EPH). I've got a 1.9 turbo,
all stock. Towed great, but did tend to sway above 55 mph. I'm
wondering about one of those anti-sway hitches. I did 55 mph or better
in all situations including going over the pass and got just under 23
mpg. Normally the temp gauge needle is dead horizontal and I noticed
that the mountain driving kicked it up a tiny amount. Going down the
other side was a total non-event, hardly ever touched the brakes. I
Love That Car. I swear if the car quit tomorrow I'd buy an '04 (last
year made).

Brian