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    4 months ago

    3000 lbs is well within the towing capacity of a VW Golf with a braked trailer. Not to mention a van.

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      4 months ago

      Said three thousand pound load, that does not include the trailer. Gross weights gonna be 4500, 5000 ish. Vans are generally pickup truck drivelines this continent, so no real difference there for mileage.

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        4 months ago

        No difference in mileage, maybe. Certainly a huge difference in danger to pedestrians and cyclists.

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      4 months ago

      LOL. I just looked up tongue weight max on a golf. 300 pounds. They’re literally useless and dangerous for towing anything over 1000lbs.

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        4 months ago

        All those Europeans towing with their small cars must just be my imagination then.

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          4 months ago

          Seems like it. Or maybe you’ve no sense of scale, don’t know what you’re looking at. Max tongue weight like that, a person would nearly have to balance 3000 lbs on the trailer axle, 1800 front, 1200 rear or so. Recipe for a whipping trailer.