Trailer towing

[immrbill]

Have 97 Miata Stick 112,000 miles I am looking at a #600 pound box trailer type camping trailer. www.runawaycampers.com No problem towing with my other vehicles, but what about the Miata. I am wanting to drive the Miata to Missouri/Arkansas area from SE Washington state and back this spring.

[mrmustang]

Have 97 Miata Stick 112,000 miles I am looking at a #600 pound box trailer type camping trailer. www.runawaycampers.com No problem towing with my other vehicles, but what about the Miata. I am wanting to drive the Miata to Missouri/Arkansas area from SE Washington state and back this spring.

Think of the trailer as a giant sail, when a tractor trailer comes whipping by you at 10-20mph faster, that trailer will be sucked towards it like a giant vacuum, when that happens, the rear of your car will follow and you'll be on your side, or in a ditch faster than you can react.

I'll caution you to not bother, regardless of what towing capacity you may or may not read about.


Bill S.

[—atank—]

Some people do it like this................







Hard Dog Hitches :

Class 1 Standard 1-1/4" receiver

Class 1 weight rating: 200 lbs tongue weight / 2000 lbs gross trailer weight. (More than a Miata / MX-5 should haul)

[immrbill]

Thanks. I'll just throw some stuff in the trunk and forget the trailer.

[mrmustang]

Thanks. I'll just throw some stuff in the trunk and forget the trailer.

A wise decision.


Bill S.