Cobra Trailer Emergency Brake Experience

“ but in contrary to the US we have engineers building them so that they drive well.�... Isn’t Fiat built in Europe? -

DC

Le mercredi 13 mars 2019 16:18:45 UTC+1, a écritÂ*:
“ but in contrary to the US we have engineers building them so that they drive well.�... Isn’t Fiat built in Europe? -

DC

Well... For me as a longtime Saab driver, a Fiat would never be a first choice ;-) but I would prefer it over any Chevy or its compatriotes anytime :-D

The bottom line is that US cars are designed for US street conditions and US driving habits, which are very different from the European conditions and habits. It just happens that for this reason, any mid-size car in Europe has no problem towing sailplane trailers - nobody here would actually think about which car to buy in order to trailer, even though we also may drive fast and across mountain ranges.

Bert TW

Well... For me as a longtime Saab driver, a Fiat would never be a first
choce ;-) but I would prefer it over any Chevy or its compatriotes anytime


The bottom line is that US cars are designed for US street conditions and
US driving habits, which are very different from the European conditions
and habits. It just happens that for this reason, any mid-size car in
Europe
has no problem towing sailplane trailers - nobody here would actually
think
about which car to buy in order to trailer, even though we also may drive
fast and across mountain ranges

Bert TW

Sorry Bert I beg to differ, I am UK based and have nearly always considered

the vehicles towing capabilities before buying a car. Rear wheel drive or 4

wheel drive are always my preferred options Audi 80 Quattro was good,
Subaru Legacy Turbo better, My present car Lexus RX 350 is surprisingly
good if a bit heavy on fuel. And saab and fiat shared a chassis for a
number of years !!! Fiat Croma and Saab 9000 I did actually tow a 2 seat
metal trainer from south of England to my club in the north of Scotland
using a Croma I borrowed from a friend, did the job well enough.

I’m very pleased with the towing performance of my Mazda CX-5 twin turbo diesel, hardly notice the trailer, and get 10l/100km averaging 103 km/h.
(60 miles per hour and 24 mpg in primitive units) still perfectly stable at 160 km/h 100mph whilst towing.

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 6:26:21 PM UTC-6, Charlie Quebec wrote:
I’m very pleased with the towing performance of my Mazda CX-5 twin turbo diesel, hardly notice the trailer, and get 10l/100km averaging 103 km/h.
(60 miles per hour and 24 mpg in primitive units) still perfectly stable at 160 km/h 100mph whilst towing.

(60 miles per hour and 24 mpg in primitive units)

oo-whoo-ooo-whooo ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEep67akIn4

And the winner in the Olympics Of RAS Thread Drift is Mike C.

However, I had forgotten just how funny that song was when it first came out.

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 9:03:02 PM UTC-6, wrote:
And the winner in the Olympics Of RAS Thread Drift is Mike C.

However, I had forgotten just how funny that song was when it first came out.

....And the crown roars in approval and chants in unison, Mike Mike Mike Mike!!!!

I think Mike was responding to the "primitive units" comment.Â* I'll just
leave it there...

On 3/13/2019 9:02 PM, wrote:
And the winner in the Olympics Of RAS Thread Drift is Mike C.

However, I had forgotten just how funny that song was when it first came out.

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Dan, 5J

On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:27:23 -0700, Tango Whisky wrote:

It just happens that for this reason, any
mid-size car in Europe has no problem towing sailplane trailers - nobody
here would actually think about which car to buy in order to trailer,
even though we also may drive fast and across mountain ranges.

The only thing I've ever heard on that subject in the UK was advice to
buy a Ford Focus estate (four doors plus full width rear hatch) rather a
saloon was because the estate has stiffer rear suspension, so is more
stable when towing. That it also lets me cart more stuff around is a
bonus.


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