<VV> Towing with a Corvair

[rbuckridge at comcast.net]

George, you have missed my point. You need to know how to tow. 

Roy in Bayville 08721 

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Roy, 

I'm afraid I must disagree with you on this one. It's not about horsepower 
and torque. Safe towing is more about braking. Deceleration once you have 
the mass moving (and the control during) is much more important that 
getting the mass moving. I've seen guys tow 24 foot enclosed trailers with 
Jeep liberty diesels, and they've done it successfully, but I will argue 
that the wheelbase of such a small vehicle, combined with the braking 
ability of the Jeep, would not allow them to control the deceleration under 
emergency conditions. 

I sure wouldn't want to be in the car next to them when they tried it. 

George Jones