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Trailer Question

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I currently own 5 VW's, and over the years have owned 3 different VW vans and
just bought my first EVC--a brand new 1999. I love it! One reason I bought
it was to tow a 3200lb. trailer, which should work given the 9200lb. GCWR and
5900lb. EVC GVWR. After reading the towing disclaimers in the EV manual, I am
concerned about the EVC's ability to tow that weight for long trips. Does
anyone have any experience towing that kind of weight with their EVC? This
conference has been a real help to me--both in the shopping experience and
now in the application. Thanks, Jim
 

Jim, we tow a Sears luggage trailer now with our 93 GL and have towed a small
Coleman pop up camper. No problems
Spencer
Kit
 

Jim,

It might interest you to know that in the Microsoft CarPoint site, the
Overview write-up for a 2000 VW EuroVan (using basically the same
powerplant as a '99) states the following:

Towing Capacity (UNbraked trailer) - 1500 lbs.
Towing Capacity (braked trailer) - 4500 lbs.
Hitch Tongue Weight Limit - 440 lbs.
Payload Capacity - 990 lbs.

... and that "The total weight of trailer & loaded vehicle is not to
exceed 10,000 lbs.".

I do not use my '93 MV to tow but based on these specs, if your 3200 Lb.
trailer is a "braked trailer" it would appear to be well within limit.

Regards.

Kit



Louwsma@... wrote:


I currently own 5 VW's, and over the years have owned 3 different VW vans and
just bought my first EVC--a brand new 1999. I love it! One reason I bought
it was to tow a 3200lb. trailer, which should work given the 9200lb. GCWR and
5900lb. EVC GVWR. After reading the towing disclaimers in the EV manual, I am
concerned about the EVC's ability to tow that weight for long trips. Does
anyone have any experience towing that kind of weight with their EVC? This
conference has been a real help to me--both in the shopping experience and
now in the application. Thanks, Jim

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