Family Tow CarHi I wont suggest a tow vehicle but would make an observation. In Australia there seems to be a belief that you need a largeish car to tow a glider trailer. I lived for a long time in the UK (maybe this is where you are coming from) and the fuel price means there are far fewer V6's and 8's. It was perfectly normal to tow around singles and even twins in 4 cylinder cars under 2 litres, as well it should be, since a good glider trailer is basically a torpedo. Nice and sleek, not to much wind resistance. Personally I tow around singles with my '92 Nissan Pulsar 1.6 litre with no problems. I'll be interested to see the replies
Cheers Tom W ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Gynes To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 10:01 AM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Family Tow Car Hi, We are new to Oz and are about to purchase a family car - which will need a tow bar suitable to tow a single seat glider trailer (glider yet to be purchased). Any recommendations for good tow vehicles and gotchas to be aware of? What weight does the car need to be able to tow all up for a single seater + trailer? What down force on the ball hitch should it be capable of taking? We don't necessarily want to buy a massive vehicle as it will for the most part be a family run around. We might purchase a large 4WD at later date to tow a caravan or other larger trailers. I have read with interest the looooong trailer debate so information from there does not need to be reprised. Thanks for any help, Regards Richard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.9/994 - Release Date: 7/09/2007 4:40 PM
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