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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reality to most truck buyers is they are like a Swiss Army knife. Can a little car make it to Snowshoe in a snowstorm as safe as a truck? No. Can you take a little car on the beach in Delaware? OBX? Long Island? No. Can you pick up a daughter from Collage and bring all her stuff home with a little car? No. Can you tow a boat for family days on a lake or river with a little car? No. Can you tow ATVs or side by sides for a fun day in the mountains in a little car? No. Can you tow a camper with a tiny car? No. Can a Fireman make it to work or home in a snowstorm in a tiny car? No. How about Police? Doctors? Tell us how a tiny car is so useful??[/quote]
Alot of that can be done with a little car if you install a trailer hitch, My little 4 cylinder will easily tow up to 1000lbs.[/quote]

Wow, you can tow a whole [i]thousand[/i] pounds, huh?

Maybe - [i]maybe[/i] - if we cut a hind leg off of our [i]smallest[/i] horse, we [i]might[/i] get her weight down to a thousand pounds.  :roll:

Your comment perfectly illustrates how most of you here don’t have the slightest understanding of why trucks are designed the way they are.

You aren’t equipped for this discussion. [/quote]
Wouldn't this strain the engine of a small 4-cylinder car?[/quote]

It’s not so much the engine, but more important stuff like the brakes and suspension, which are necessary for safely [i]controlling[/i] a trailer.

True, a tiny engine will struggle to get a heavy trailer moving. But the important part of towing anything is controlling it while underway and being able to stop it quickly and safely.

For towing a heavy trailer safely, you need a vehicle with substantial [i]mass[/i], a suspension set up to handle the extra weight of the tongue portion of the trailer (10% of the total weight)  and most importantly, oversized brakes (relative to empty weight). That’s why large pick up trucks are ideally suited for towing. Because it’s what they were designed specifically to do. To tow heavy trailers, safely.

This isn’t subject to argument or your feelings or opinions. This is what they’re designed for.

Some people here are saying vans are as good for towing? You people are fools. You have no idea what you’re taking about. Please leave the discussion. [/quote]

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