mel
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Post by mel on Feb 26, 2016 12:13:57 GMT -8
I always browse Craigslist for future tow vehicles, and while I would prefer a station wagon. I know they they dont make any nowadays that can tow enough. So that led me to searching older station wagons and I came across this, and now I want it. hahaha We are not actually ready to buy a tow vehicle quite yet as my tax return is going into the camper. What do you guys think about towing with a older car like this? I couldnt find much information about tow rating, but I came across one thing that said it tows up to 5000. thoughts? look at all the trunk space! detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/5403867122.html |
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SusieQ
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Post by SusieQ on Feb 26, 2016 12:23:20 GMT -8
You are making me sad. I gave my dad's 95 Cutlass SS station wagon to my oldest son and he totaled it last year. I should have kept it. My younger son wanted it. It had 40k original miles on it.
But that body style drives like a tank. No sharp turns or U turns.
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Post by turbodaddy on Feb 26, 2016 17:19:47 GMT -8
One of the most comfortable and best handling wagons ever made was the circa 1984 Mercedes 300TD.(hence my handle "Turbodaddy") Not sure of the tow rating, but I drove one for about 3 years, 500 miles a week...on vegetable oil. It is like cruising down the highway in a Lazyboy! (Purists would say you'd have to have a German caravan to go with it though.)
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Post by vikx on Feb 26, 2016 20:33:41 GMT -8
It's beautiful. I would think it is more than capable of towing a vintage trailer. Check what a hitch, proper 7 way wiring and a brake controller would cost. Also drive it and see how it "feels" on the road. Some older vehicles tend to wander, some don't.
That being said, it's a 90s Mercury and not really vintage (as in wow factor pulling into a rally). I tow with newer vehicles, they just perform better for me. Of course, I'm towing many different trailers.
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Post by Hamlet on Feb 27, 2016 11:01:30 GMT -8
It could probably tow a house. And although not vintage, it'd be well suited to t toaster style trailer. I wouldn't tow a Compact with it, though. This puppy is so big, nobody would even see anything smaller than an Airflyte. Turning radius is probably around 30 feet, but it's perry nice.
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Post by vintagebruce on Feb 28, 2016 8:14:11 GMT -8
IMO there is nothing being offered for just under 5K that I would rather have than that wagon. It's really a nice example, right down to the luggage rack. When you go vintage tow vehicle shopping you better quadruple your bankroll.
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