Thinking about buying my first :)
Need some advice and I hope you guys can help.. First, we are thinking of getting an TT for weekend trips (me my wife and a 7 and 3 year old).. My first question is are we better off just staying ...
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Sorry that you're not getting the responses you were hoping for, but they're right. Suggest before going any further you talk to the Kia dealer about this amount of weight. You may not be buying a new vehicle, but I'd bet you're going to be buying a new engine or transmission before long. The problem is not just the weight, but the frontal area. You could pull a boat that weighs 3500 pounds and be fine, but there is no frontal area to worry about. Ask the Kia dealer specifically about the towable ability with something about 8' wide and however high.
You're not going to have a safe set up. It only takes one thing to go wrong and your vehicle and trailer + your family could easily be scattered all over the highway. Sorry, but it happens. BTW, the dealer selling you the trailer is about getting you to sign and drive away....then it's your problem, so he's 99% of the time going to tell you what he thinks you want to hear. Folks on the forums have no financial or other gain, so you really are getting the straight story. You really need to rethink this.
You're not going to have a safe set up. It only takes one thing to go wrong and your vehicle and trailer + your family could easily be scattered all over the highway. Sorry, but it happens. BTW, the dealer selling you the trailer is about getting you to sign and drive away....then it's your problem, so he's 99% of the time going to tell you what he thinks you want to hear. Folks on the forums have no financial or other gain, so you really are getting the straight story. You really need to rethink this.
