On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 23:19 +0100, James Holland wrote:
> > At 08:38 PM 5/7/2008, Herbert Graf wrote:
> > 
> > >Unfortunately most of North America has an incorrect opinion on
> > >trailers. Most of us think that to tow ANYTHING you need a big truck
> > >with a V8 engine.
> > >
> > >Fact is pretty much ANY car is capable of towing 1000-1500lbs. While
> > >most cars do have a tow rating in the manual, most dealerships will
> > >claim it's not a good idea. That's rubbish.
> > 
> 
> My Suzuki Vitara has a tow rating of 3175lbs (braked), in North America the
> identical Suzuki Sidekick/Geo Tracker has a maximum tow rating of 1000lbs.
> In the US the speed limit is 55mph, in the UK I can tow a 4 wheel trailer at
> 70mph (Not something that I'd care to try in the Vit!) I guess that towing
> is just much easier in the UK ;-)

Such "disparity" is common. A good case is my brother has a Mazda 3
Sport (Mazda 3 Combi to Europeans). The car is identical to what's
available in Europe (his year was made exclusively in Japan), yet here
they claim you can't tow with it at all, while in Europe it has a
typical rating (not sure on the number, I think 1500lbs).

TTYL
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