Re: [ihc] RE: Trailering

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

I doubt there's any rebate for anything under 8800 lbs
GVW.  Ask your tax man the salesman will say anthing
that pops into his head.

I happily pull 8000 lbs at 70mph with my F-250 HD
diesel pickup.  It really is a pleasant ride, 18
wheeler's and all.  Sea level to 11,000 ft.  But, my
truck weighs 7000 lbs with a load of fuel and just my
dead ^$#$%% in the driver's seat, nothing in the back.
 It has turbo diesel, 155 inch wheel base, heavy
springs (700 lbs tongue weight drops the bumper just 2
inches), manual tranny, heavy anti-sway bar, real,
stiff, truck tires.  It's great, anyone could drive
it, same for Dodge or Chevy equivalent.  

Pulling a trailer with a Scout on it shouldn't be
attempted by a vehicle from VW.  Can you find anyone
with years of experience doing that?  This mfr
basically has no experience in this field.  You
probably don't want to be the first.  Besides, for the
price of a Touareg you can make a real dent in a
diesel pickup.  Have you looked inside the latest
diesel pickups?  These ain't your uncles farm trucks
any more.

Steve


--- "Jeff Randolph @ Bigscout79"
<Bigscout79@domain.elided> wrote:

> 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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