Changing my mind again :(
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So, you are saying that I am lying? Here in Sweden (we are Swedish, btw, not "european"), you may not tow a combo heavier then 3,5tons with a standard licens (and all towing is limited to 80km/h). An upgraded licens takes months to take and costs a lot. So people tow with combos lighter then 3,5tons. For example, an old Volvo and a trailer.
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I'd figure no less than 1,800 lbs. for a tandem axle trailer with brakes.
Here are a few choices:http://www.midwaytrailers.com/tandem-axle-utility
Here are a few choices:http://www.midwaytrailers.com/tandem-axle-utility
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Anyway, just my $0,02. Good luck with finding a car.
Edit: My buddies, on the way to race at Gotland Ring: http://www.mx5racingclub.se/forum/do...2441&mode=view Just for reference.
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Longer is better when towing from the bumper. I have a short wheel base Dodge, and it sucks pulling a trailer. I much prefer to use the Ford which is a long wheel base, but it is also a 3/4 ton. There is no comparison in safety. Big trucks also last longer if towing all the time. Little trucks break transmissions, and eat up brakes.
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So, you are saying that I am lying? Here in Sweden (we are Swedish, btw, not "european"), you may not tow a combo heavier then 3,5tons with a standard licens (and all towing is limited to 80km/h). An upgraded licens takes months to take and costs a lot. So people tow with combos lighter then 3,5tons. For example, an old Volvo and a trailer.
We like our trucks here stateside, and we have to travel farther than you. Safety and reliability become an issue.
I know my geography by the way.
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Here is an aluminum tandem trailer with brakes that weighs 1,250lbs.
http://www.aluminumtrailer.com/open%20car%20haulers
There is a reason the law in SWEDEN requires you to go no faster than 50 mph when hauling a car with a car. You are piloting a death trap and it is much worse at 70 or 80 mph.
Did somebody say Audi? Hahahaha! Driving a track car would be more reliable.
OP, why not pick up a cheap, older pick-up truck just for this purpose and find something nicer to DD? If you get something with questionable cosmetics and a good drivetrain you can probably get a deal. And you will have something to haul car parts and yard stuff around in without worrying about messing it up.
http://www.aluminumtrailer.com/open%20car%20haulers
There is a reason the law in SWEDEN requires you to go no faster than 50 mph when hauling a car with a car. You are piloting a death trap and it is much worse at 70 or 80 mph.
Did somebody say Audi? Hahahaha! Driving a track car would be more reliable.
OP, why not pick up a cheap, older pick-up truck just for this purpose and find something nicer to DD? If you get something with questionable cosmetics and a good drivetrain you can probably get a deal. And you will have something to haul car parts and yard stuff around in without worrying about messing it up.
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I'd figure no less than 1,800 lbs. for a tandem axle trailer with brakes.
Here are a few choices:http://www.midwaytrailers.com/tandem-axle-utility
Here are a few choices:http://www.midwaytrailers.com/tandem-axle-utility
Well, if you plan on towing around your car every weekend, you might choose a better tool for the job. But if you plan on just towing every now and then, it will work just fine.
Anyway, just my $0,02. Good luck with finding a car.
Edit: My buddies, on the way to race at Gotland Ring: http://www.mx5racingclub.se/forum/do...2441&mode=view Just for reference.
Anyway, just my $0,02. Good luck with finding a car.
Edit: My buddies, on the way to race at Gotland Ring: http://www.mx5racingclub.se/forum/do...2441&mode=view Just for reference.
but I do want to keep the car/suv/truck so it has to last no blowing trannies
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The guys in my pictures has just driven 7,5hours across Sweden, from Gothenburg to Gotland. But of course, if I got to choose, towing with a big truck is much better, no doubt. The problem is, you have to live with the truck the other 355days of the year too.
Anyway, I think I made my point and I'll stop being a PITA. Good luck to OP finding a good car!