What can your MINI pull ????
MINI Towing
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MINI Towing
by bigcoyote » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:51 pm
Just got some pics of our Scotland MINI's -- pulling caravans!!!!
What can your MINI pull ????
What can your MINI pull ????
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by azminiman » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:34 pm
very common in europe. I saw a smart car pulling a camper nearly that size. Its just a US thing that people think you have to have a big ol' truck to haul a camper. Oh yea, and you can camp in a camper less then the size of a semi trailer.
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by bigcoyote » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:54 pm
azminiman wrote:very common in europe. I saw a smart car pulling a camper nearly that size. Its just a US thing that people think you have to have a big ol' truck to haul a camper. Oh yea, and you can camp in a camper less then the size of a semi trailer.
I just keep wondering if my car will pull my euro camper.... It would still void the US warranty though...
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by Pipsqueak » Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:52 pm
azminiman wrote:Oh yea, and you can camp in a camper less then the size of a semi trailer.
I don't think I can camp in something smaller than a semi trailer
Do you think the mini can tow this?
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by 66Cooper » Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:00 pm
Pipsqueak wrote:Do you think the mini can tow this?
I doubt it, but I have seen Minis. MINIS, and other assorted smaller vehicles PUSHING them down the highway.
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by kalvin » Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:33 pm
Pipsqueak wrote:azminiman wrote:Oh yea, and you can camp in a camper less then the size of a semi trailer.
I don't think I can camp in something smaller than a semi trailer
Do you think the mini can tow this?
i think i can pull it... just let me get the mini running first.... im gonna need lotz of Betalink and zip ties to hold my bumper though..
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by azminiman » Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:37 pm
HHmmm,, I say we get a trailer that will hold 5-6 MINIs, and head to MTTS in that.. we can all split the gas.. OOOOhhhh the dragon next year... ROAD TRIP in AJs RV
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by dragonflyer » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:52 am
I tow my Mini PickUp behind my Cooper S. The MINI has a 1500 LB towing limit but the dealer doesn't like to admit that.
I had it maxed out for this trip with almost 400 LBs of stuck in the ruck bed. I bet I was pulling close to 1600 LB. Had no problems. Will be doing the same for MITM.
I had it maxed out for this trip with almost 400 LBs of stuck in the ruck bed. I bet I was pulling close to 1600 LB. Had no problems. Will be doing the same for MITM.
Still driving a Mini. No matter the cost.
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by scuzzlepook » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:41 am
dragonflyer wrote:I had it maxed out for this trip with almost 400 LBs of stuck in the ruck bed. I bet I was pulling close to 1600 LB. Had no problems.
just exactly what kind of "stuck" did you have in the "ruck" bed, Mike?
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by azminiman » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:58 pm
scuzzlepook wrote:dragonflyer wrote:I had it maxed out for this trip with almost 400 LBs of stuck in the ruck bed. I bet I was pulling close to 1600 LB. Had no problems.
just exactly what kind of "stuck" did you have in the "ruck" bed, Mike?
sad thing,, I totaly didnt catch it. It made sense to me [b]Former DMC founding member, 1st new MINI owner in AZ, 10 time AMVIV, 3 time MITM, 3 time MTTS, 2 time MINI United England-France. Visitor to 80 MINI dealers in US, 10 Canadian, and 6 European countries.[/b]
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