What TT for a car enthusiast?
Hi, I've been lurking for a week. My fiancée and I are looking to get our first TT. I want something light that I can tow with my BMW 135. It's rated to 2000 lbs and I understand that anything I ...
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ChiTrailer writes "Thank you for the breakdown of the BMW North America's posted weight limits.
I'm sorry that my post offended you. I joined this forum in good faith and the last thing on my mind was to troll anyone. I freely admit that I know little to nothing about towing. I do read magazines, blogs and watch some Top Gear and YouTube clips but mainly about sportier cars. Towing capacity isn't something that comes up. I understand from reading posts in this forum before I joined that towing is a controversial subject and that people in this forum and around the world have different ideas about what makes a suitable tow vehicle. In all modesty I would suggest that not all those asking questions or with different ideas than one's own are necessarily acting in bad faith. "
No "offense" taken.
The truth of the matter is there are often dozens of posts a week with someone wanting to tow a hard sided trailer with a vehicle that is clearly and plainly never designed or intended for this type of driving.
It is very controversial, you would have to do a search for posts in the on link posted on this thread.. Some folks just post to stir up the controversy over and over.
Just because a vehicle has been designed "sporty" or even a hard core asphalt eating racing car it does not mean that vehicle will make a good "towing" car.
Sure your BMW can probably do 150 MPH and has a very quick 1/4 mile and can stick some pretty sweet hard cornering.. Those "qualities" do not normally make for good "towing" cars.
In fact I think you would be rather disappointed in the dismal performance in speed, 1/4 mile and even cornering once you tie 2,000 lbs of weight behind it.
There is a saying, use the RIGHT "TOOLS" for the job and the job will go much better..
A small "sporty" car is not going to be the right "tool" if you really think about it..
Sporty is designed to go fast (RVs tend to not go fast, real easy way to lose control of your rig).
RVs tend to start off slow from a stop (sporty is designed to launch fast from a stop).
RVs tend to have slow cornering (Sporty is designed for nimble high speed cornering), in fact trying to high speed corner a RV will most likely roll and flip or at a min jack knife the whole rig..
The two worlds ARE different and this is where you find the correct tool for the job..
My suggestion would be to buy a used vehicle designed for towing and leave the sporty for daily driving.
There are folks that are towing with small cars but they tend to spend money modifying the vehicles with suspension upgrades, cooling upgrades and even transmission upgrades.. When you are done, you have put boat loads of money into a car and will still reduce the overall life of the car..
It is your car and your money.. You are welcome to do whatever you want to do with it.. But if was mine I would think twice about it..
I'm sorry that my post offended you. I joined this forum in good faith and the last thing on my mind was to troll anyone. I freely admit that I know little to nothing about towing. I do read magazines, blogs and watch some Top Gear and YouTube clips but mainly about sportier cars. Towing capacity isn't something that comes up. I understand from reading posts in this forum before I joined that towing is a controversial subject and that people in this forum and around the world have different ideas about what makes a suitable tow vehicle. In all modesty I would suggest that not all those asking questions or with different ideas than one's own are necessarily acting in bad faith. "
No "offense" taken.
The truth of the matter is there are often dozens of posts a week with someone wanting to tow a hard sided trailer with a vehicle that is clearly and plainly never designed or intended for this type of driving.
It is very controversial, you would have to do a search for posts in the on link posted on this thread.. Some folks just post to stir up the controversy over and over.
Just because a vehicle has been designed "sporty" or even a hard core asphalt eating racing car it does not mean that vehicle will make a good "towing" car.
Sure your BMW can probably do 150 MPH and has a very quick 1/4 mile and can stick some pretty sweet hard cornering.. Those "qualities" do not normally make for good "towing" cars.
In fact I think you would be rather disappointed in the dismal performance in speed, 1/4 mile and even cornering once you tie 2,000 lbs of weight behind it.
There is a saying, use the RIGHT "TOOLS" for the job and the job will go much better..
A small "sporty" car is not going to be the right "tool" if you really think about it..
Sporty is designed to go fast (RVs tend to not go fast, real easy way to lose control of your rig).
RVs tend to start off slow from a stop (sporty is designed to launch fast from a stop).
RVs tend to have slow cornering (Sporty is designed for nimble high speed cornering), in fact trying to high speed corner a RV will most likely roll and flip or at a min jack knife the whole rig..
The two worlds ARE different and this is where you find the correct tool for the job..
My suggestion would be to buy a used vehicle designed for towing and leave the sporty for daily driving.
There are folks that are towing with small cars but they tend to spend money modifying the vehicles with suspension upgrades, cooling upgrades and even transmission upgrades.. When you are done, you have put boat loads of money into a car and will still reduce the overall life of the car..
It is your car and your money.. You are welcome to do whatever you want to do with it.. But if was mine I would think twice about it..
