Re: [ihc] RE: Trailering

["Jeff Randolph @ Bigscout79" <Bigscout79@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I drove another Touareg today, I am a little confused one dealer said
it was over 6k so I would get the tax rebate if I were running a business,
but looking on edmunds.com it says 5300 - I think the 8 cylinder puts me up
to 6k though possibly - seems like a lot of weight but whatever.. The towing
capacity is 7700 or so, and the wheelbase is 112 - so its short - I imagine
I'll feel like I'm towing a big heavy truck on a big heavy trailer... The 8
is a darn powerful little engine - 310hp, and over 300ft#'s

Ahh well it is not supposed to be a all the time tower, I'll go as slow as I
need to, but I want to be able to tow the scout to wherever I want to play
every month or so.. Tom and Jim, thanks for the replies - I was trying to
make sense of all the numbers you were throwing out - I think that the
heaviest my scout will be is likely 5k, plus 1.7k or so for a trailer? Is
this correct? So likely I'll be right around 7k?

Thanks all,
Jeff

> My 6,000lbs 1110 Travelall on 119" WB was sometimes tolerable and
> sometimes downright life threatening with my 6-7k in tow.
>
> My 6,000lbs 200 Travelette on 166" WB tows the 6-7k so well I have to
> check my mirrors to make sure the Scout is still on the trailer, and
> that the trailer is still attached.
>
> Aside from the WB, the Travelall's curb weight probably exceeds the
> 6,000lbs GVWR before I even hook the empty trailer up, while the
> Travelette's 6k curb weight still leaves another 3,000lbs of payload
> before hitting the 9,000GVWR.
>
> -Tom
>


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