Obviously towing with your Car is a non issue as plenty of hitches are availiable, my question goes a bit deeper.
Ive always towed with my 1500 pickup truck and had no issues , plenty of power, no worries over overweighting, etc.
So im hit with the idea of saving some $$ over the next few years and maybe adding some comfort to my vacation to the mountains by taking a car instead of the truck, However ive never towed a trailer with a car.
Car 2006 Mercury milan premier. 6cyl 220+ Hp rated at 2,000 lbs of towing capacity.
my lightest trailer.. 5x10 ft dovetail weighing 500lbs with a 1,700 lb weight capacity.
Cargo: one sportbike, maybe a cooler and family luggage for vacation probably 700lbs of total cargo not including passengers passengers are around 500lbs so 1,200 in all.
(for the record this utility trailer is light enough to pick up with one arm and drag around with ease)
my concerns: most of this 500 mile trip is in hill country or in the mountains, with the listed weight of the the trailer, bike, luggage, and passengers i know im getting close to that 2,000lb towing weight.. or am i not understanding this right ? ive seen cars pulling 6ft and 8ft trailers, however am i looking for trouble pulling a 10 foot trailer ?
how will this act going down the road v.s. my truck ?
The silverado usually gets this vacation/bike hauling duty however even with the 3-4 mph hit i will take from 32 average hwy mpg in the Milan its still a more comfortable car and id be gaining 8-10 mpg.
thoughts/discuss/thank you.
Ive always towed with my 1500 pickup truck and had no issues , plenty of power, no worries over overweighting, etc.
So im hit with the idea of saving some $$ over the next few years and maybe adding some comfort to my vacation to the mountains by taking a car instead of the truck, However ive never towed a trailer with a car.
Car 2006 Mercury milan premier. 6cyl 220+ Hp rated at 2,000 lbs of towing capacity.
my lightest trailer.. 5x10 ft dovetail weighing 500lbs with a 1,700 lb weight capacity.
Cargo: one sportbike, maybe a cooler and family luggage for vacation probably 700lbs of total cargo not including passengers passengers are around 500lbs so 1,200 in all.
(for the record this utility trailer is light enough to pick up with one arm and drag around with ease)
my concerns: most of this 500 mile trip is in hill country or in the mountains, with the listed weight of the the trailer, bike, luggage, and passengers i know im getting close to that 2,000lb towing weight.. or am i not understanding this right ? ive seen cars pulling 6ft and 8ft trailers, however am i looking for trouble pulling a 10 foot trailer ?
how will this act going down the road v.s. my truck ?
The silverado usually gets this vacation/bike hauling duty however even with the 3-4 mph hit i will take from 32 average hwy mpg in the Milan its still a more comfortable car and id be gaining 8-10 mpg.
thoughts/discuss/thank you.