Why doesn't anyone tow with a car?

[Scream And Fly]

Towing with a car? I wouldn't think of it!

[--mirage1--]

In 10 years Trucks will still be towing and that Jetta will be tired and worn out. lol.

[Stoker1]

People buy what fits their needs.

(most of the time)

Go figure, that was easy to figure out.

[NicePackage]

I guess you hauling a boat with a 50mpg car makes you better than us huh?

I believe that was inappropriate.

Thanks guys, I was trying to determine if your hobbies play a part in deciding what you drive every day.

[RNM018]

Not real sure how your JETTA is getting 50mpg and still has the ass to tow anything . My 1200 Suzuki motorcycle doesn't get 40 mpg . Go figure you must be driving down hill every where you go , and we just got plain old flat land here in Florida . Rich Martin 018

[euro scott]

if i could find a hitch for my mercedes SL 500 , i might think about it

[OrangeCrush]

Got a 4wd suburban just incase i get a bad launch ramp. the town is in the process of doing ours over right now at the height of boat season. have to go to next town for therest of theyear.but the new launch and docks will be nice

[DoktorC]

Cars are for racing lol!! I need a truck for work but I'd definetly buy one to support my hobbies. A good friend towes his PWC/sled with a talon but it's burnt 2 clutches (to my 0 in my talon) and it's hard on it. It would seem that 1bad has some other issues..but he has a point about stopping...wanna buy some trailer brakes? lol.

[baja200merk]

you'll be wishing you had a real tow vehicle instead of that jetta when you try to stop short and end up with a smashed car AND boat because some dickhead pulled out in front of you. I guess you hauling a boat with a 50mpg car makes you better than us huh?

yea wait till that 2000lb boat pushes you and your jetta through an intersection... then u get t-boned and total your boat and jetta

[Trikki1010]

My situation DEMANDS large vehicles

There is no other way to get 6 kids, 2 boats, camping gear, food AND BEER to the ROMP without a Suburban and Pickup, we're just a gas guzzling family

I can tow anything WITH anything, but there is a certain safe feeling knowing that the vehicle you're driving can handle any condition

1. Slimy ramps
2. Rainy day driving
3. Emergency stops
4. Flat tires

Maybe I hate to see people with there chit scattered along the side of the highway so they can get to their spare

[Prairieboatbuilder]

I think that it truely is a safety issue .the fact that your have 300 hp to move your car doesn't mean you have the weight to be able to handle issues on the road a perfect example was on friday we had a real good wind here a guy with one of those 16 foot travel trailers that has a pop out in the front was being pulled by a 65 Nova(Big Block... )going to a car show wind blew on the side of the trailer put him in the ditch and created a back up all the way into Bass lake road sure he had the power but he did not have the weight to control it so the point is just because you can should you ???? and for the record I own a one ton dually, a 3/4 ton and explorer all tow what ever I want and the wife has her Volvo Turbo I am not putting a hitch on it for nothing

Frank

[Ron V]

My family and I have been boating all our lives and never owned a truck until I bought my Toyota last year. We always towed with cars. The problem is that you have to buy a truck now to get the durability that the older cars had, because all of the passenger cars are front wheel drive except for Mustangs, etc. Anything over 1000 lbs. is pretty hard on front wheel drive. The suspension and half shafts are wimpy, and the transmissions are barely adequate to get the car down the road. For pulling boats out of ramps, the front wheel drive is great if you have a light aluminum fishing boat. Any tongue weight and it actually works worse because of the weight transfer when you give it the gas. I had a '80 Regal and '85 Cutlass that I towed with all the time, they were great. I also towed with my '00 Buick Century. That car got 25 mpg pulling the boat on the highway. But when that car bit the dust I bought the truck. It feels so good to be back in a rear wheel drive vehicle with a straight rear axle that I don't think I'm going back anytime soon.

The auto manufacturers can take independent rears and front wheel drive and put them both where the sun don't shine. It's okay for some college bimbo to drive back and forth to her job at Applebee's but the durability just isn't there.

[SUPERBASH]

Chicks drive jettas. Guys with boats drive trucks.

[jphii]

Pack the boat with your stuff. My trunk is full with 15 gals of extra fuel and my subs. The boat or the backseat gets the rest of it. I don't know what my car is rated for here, but in Europe it's rated for almost 3000lbs. Actually, I did see an STV being towed behind a Saturn VUE once. You guys who tow with trucks, do you need a truck daily or did you buy a truck to tow your toys?

Did you see the boat in my signature? I might be able to fit my helmet and Lifeline in there. My truck is my daily driver/work vehicle/second office/all around hauler/home away from home. Since I started driving trucks about 15 years ago they have been my main vehicle.

That said, when I was in to lake lice I towed 2 of them with a Honda. Beatin the crap out of a ricer was kinda fun.

[Capt.Doug Metko]

Chicks drive jettas. Guys with boats drive trucks.

LMFAO!
I can't even imagine towing my boat around with a Jetta My F250 long bed crew cab gives me the ability to deal with bad situations with out fear of taking a wild ride and I got room for lot's of stuff.

By the way, the girl I went out with last night was driving a Jetta