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That rating in the link you provided has been quoted as very questionable in other threads that I saw. My manual allows for a 1000 pounds trailer w/out brakes. My dealer strongly discouraged me from twoing any trailers as I posted above.
Did he give you a valid reason or is he just an idiot? There's no reason that you can't tow with an Elantra. I towed my utilty trailer with my old Excel without any problems. I haven't put a hitch on my Elantra yet, but that's only because I haven't needed to use the trailer.
Why don't you just ship your stuff?
It cost like $1 a pound with insurance.
Chris
Why don't you just ship your stuff?
It cost like $1 a pound with insurance.
There's places where you can go and all you have to do is drop off your stuff. They shrink wrap it all on a skid.
Chris
I really would like to, could you please elaborate on the procedure you have in mind, what places? I went to a post office, and they told me they will not ship a TV of this size (45x40x25 inches, 170-pounds). At FedEx I could not get a clear picture from a clerk I asked. Thanks. Denis
Look in the yellow pages under "Shipping" etc.
The place I'm talking about was in Vancouver all I had to do was box everything I could, then drop it all off. A week later a transport truck dropped a pallet with all my stuff shrink wrapped on it off at my parent's house in Ontario.
I had guitars, three amps, a TV a standing mirror even and it was all fine.
Chris
I was trying to tactfully point out you rdealer was, at best, clueless. Hyundai engineered the tow capacity for the Elantra so it could compete with other cars like the Subaru's. I don't know what prompted them to do it but they did. On one hand in that class of vehicle it does not take a lot of work to go from 1000 to 3000 lb capacity. On the other hand there are a lot of folks who won't tow with a car because they are brainwashed to think they need a truck. They are wrong.
FWIW, I think you are looking at the wrong trailer. If it was me I would do one of two things.
Thank you,
Good ideas. I tend to think at this point that shipping would work for me the best.
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