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Towing??

Pulling, maybe, but stopping a trailer that size?
John

The Hitman wrote:

> i don't know this for sure, but i was told the 16v is rated to tow 1800 to
> 2000lbs. i do know for sure that you can easily tow 1000lbs of jet skis on a
> 200lb trailer w/o a problem.
>
> So Sayeth The Hitman
> '88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
> <http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>
>
> >From: "myjunkbox@rogers.com" <myjunkbox@rogers.com>
> >To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Re: Towing??
> >Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 22:29:44 -0500
> >
> > > can any one give me a figure on towing capacity for a 1.8 16v mkII Roc?
> > > just wonder if its fesable to have my roc pull my bike on a small
> >trailer, 2
> > > toys in one kinda thing, lol  the hard part would be hiding the receiver
> > > hitch when not in use, had thought of using 2 rear aprons, one for (with
> > > hole) towing. Tia
> > >
> > > Elijah
> > > 86 16v
> > > 88 cabby
> >
> >I've towed lots of Mk1 roccos and Rabbits with an 81 Rocco 16V :).  No
> >reason why you can't tow  500-1000 lbs.    I've even towed with my 1.5L
> >diesel rabbit.   Trailer weighed 1100 lbs at the dump!
> >
> >Jay
> >
> >--
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> >
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