Help how heavy of a trailer can i pull
with my mini van it says Towing capacity with the 3.8 liter engine is 3500 pounds what can i realistically tow with this.
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I towed a 1996 Coleman Shenandoah tent trailer (2500 lbs) with a 1992 Pontiac Trans Sport van w/ 3.8 liter V6. The minivan had automatic air shocks and the tent trailer was well within weight limits, but in bad weather front wheel drive and towing got me stuck twice. Once at the bottom of a hill on a snowy road, and again on a wet driveway in a campground off the Blue Ridge Parkway. We took a long trip from San Antonio to Gettysburg, and the van worked really hard and got 5-8 mpg. It was not pleasant driving.
The problem was solved when we traded the '92 minivan for a '96 Suburban. I would not recommend doing what I did back then.
The problem was solved when we traded the '92 minivan for a '96 Suburban. I would not recommend doing what I did back then.
