what have you towed in your car

[bender]

after a few people made comments about my car towing a 16 ft boat and after calibrated towed a 17ft cabin cruiser with his 1.3 corsa B i'm interested to hear what other people have towed

[Calibrated]

as stated above...

and then just the usual trailers, jetski's.

[kz_11]

gd question, i was thinking the same question when i was in the bed last nite.
What can an astra tow........??

[Calibrated]

gd question, i was thinking the same question when i was in the bed last nite.
What can an astra tow........??
up to about 1300kg's

[bender]

well mine towed a 16ft cruise craft and the lady that owned it before me (my Aunty) used to tow a horse float

[Wraith]

Nothing !!!!

None of my cars have ever had a tow bar fitted...makes any half decent car look like a hack with a tow bar hanging out the rear :nonod:

Although you could get the 2 piece removable assembly type.

If I need to tow, there's always someone elses car I can get a hold of to use for the task :)

[btm]

If I need to tow, there's always someone elses car I can get a hold of to use for the task :)

ditto, if i ever need to tow i just borrow either my bro's ute, my sisters hilux, or my parents tigger

personaly, i would never want my astra to tow anything

[maloo97]

personaly, i would never want my astra to tow anything

+ 1

[Jerram]

when I bought my Vectra it had a tow bar - when I get around to it I'll take it off.

Not only are they heavy (though they do put weight behind the rear axle), you can hurt your shins pretty bad if you walk into them. If I needed to tow stuff I'd just use my parents' Pajero.

That being said though there's not much wrong with towing stuff with an opel, maybe people could make a competition out of it...

[nuggz]

its strange both vectras i bought had had tow bars fitted
god knows why

both times they came off as soon as i brought them home

[mr corsa]

only thing i tow is the barina

[InsaneAsylum]

i've towed a single axle trailer with my vectra

mine also came with a towbar which i was tempted to remove as i would never use it although it's become handy for when assholes don't know how to stop

[oneightoo]

only thing i ever towed was a 20ft speedboat..

but it wasnt in my own car..

[JohnBu]

i'd love a towbar on my car

comes in handy for parallel parking.. haha

bike racks,

and of course towing a trailer.

we have a trailer at home, but since we gave away the Van 4 years ago, no one in my family as a car with a tow bar.

[auzvectra]

i've towed an astra on a car trailer in the combo ;).
the astra is rated to 1000kgs braked in aus, or 1500kgs elsewhere ;).
i think it's 750kgs unbraked.
i've also towed an old 85 audi 200t (similar to the 7 series of the same time), so pretty heavy with the combo too.

[hazrd]

ive got the magna :p

a calibra i was looking at buying before my turbo ages ago had a towbar on it and the chick said that she towed her jetski with it an that was it

[scotty_gsi]

usually end up bein ma dads falcon towing me (hangs head in shame)

[low astra]

well mine towed a 16ft cruise craft and the lady that owned it before me (my Aunty) used to tow a horse float

hope you have electric overide brakes fitted aka electronic brake controller,

in qld it is only legal to tow 750kg unbraked, this is accross the board, doesnt matter its its a barina or a landcrusier,
as for a horse float the 2 that i have being dragging around both weigh 1ton without a horse, bout 1.5t with one horse and a little over 2t with 2 horses and all the girls saddles and gear,

i just had to part with my hilux as my mechanic told me it was unsafe to try to tow that kind of weight with a hilux, and refused to fit my electric brakes,

i have now bought a newer car that can tow about 2.8t

[Vectracious]

just get dads Commonwhore to tow when needed. Once towed about 2tonne of pavers in Dad's VZ Berlina with the crap V6 and 4 speed auto. Ended up doing 60km/h in second gear flat out up the westgate bridge. Its amazing the auto didnt blow.

[poita]

towed the calibra on a car trailer with the old girls falcon.

lowest point in my life i swear lol

[auzvectra]

just get dads Commonwhore to tow when needed. Once towed about 2tonne of pavers in Dad's VZ Berlina with the crap V6 and 4 speed auto. Ended up doing 60km/h in second gear flat out up the westgate bridge. Its amazing the auto didnt blow.

hehe, i managed to get upto 80-90 up the gateway with the combo towing a 5m long cold room on a car trailer :D.
mind you it was reving it's tits off at about 5500-6K ;).

[SKM_87]

i ha a 87 323 i used to tow my race trailer (which is the size of a landcruiser) up n down the east coast. would just sit in 4th, foot flat to the floor on the hume.

[Black Nugget]

tow?

pfft thats for people without imagination

I've carried a king size matress on the top of my astra:idea:

[low astra]

speaking of towing, if anyone knows of a box trailer going at the right price let me know,

[SKM_87]

tow?

pfft thats for people without imagination

I've carried a king size matress on the top of my astra:idea:
shelving unit inside my barina. touched each end, lol. and target said it wouldnt fit

[auzvectra]

haha, sounds like people dissin the combo ;), 560L fridge and a dryer inside :D.
i crammed a shower screen into my veccy ;).

[ASTRAY]

speaking of towing, if anyone knows of a box trailer going at the right price let me know,
right price? theres one thats near my place, for $1050, not just a normal box trailer though. can take pics if you want.

[low astra]

right price? theres one thats near my place, for $1050, not just a normal box trailer though. can take pics if you want.

sweet grab a few if u can, i want to build a bit of a off road trailer/ camp trailer

[ASTRAY]

sweet grab a few if u can, i want to build a bit of a off road trailer/ camp trailer
will do mate, ill go see if its there right now, if not, might have to wait till monday.


edit, no not there today mate, will check monday.

[Black Nugget]

speaking of towing, if anyone knows of a box trailer going at the right price let me know,

I know your in brissy but we bought a small box trailer brand new for 570 from out in parramatta Sydney

[delemonte]

Neither of my Astras have/had towbars and I wouldn't really want to tow anything heavy with either car. However, my Dad and I recently bought a 1989 Pajero V6 3L for $80 (the tow-truck fee to our house)... it was gonna be dumped. We bought a secondhand engine from Japan and fitted it ourselves - Father+Son project. The secondhand engine came out of an eastwest setup so we had to swap over just about EVERYTHING to make it fit in the longitudinal setup in the Pajero. Was a fun/educational project though! =P If I need to tow anything, I just use that.

[entice]

I once towed around 300 bricks in a box trailer in the STI. Ahh the smell of burning clutch.

the forester has towed a tandem with a 124 CC Sport, and another time with a 124 Spider, from Geelong to melbourne.. no sweat. My diesel would have done it easier, but it was too green.

Now, I have the rodeo with a 3T towing capacity.

I think the law in Vic i that you cannot tow over 1.5 x the vehicle's weight.. or something like that....