Love those high torque diesels. With the turbo, your 90hp is going to drive like a lot more when towing a moderate load. And with a nearly 3000 lb. car, towing 1000 lb. or so is not going to yank you around much. The tow rating you quote for your car must have come from EU or Australian specs...? VW says not recommended for towing and doesn't give a weight rating, in the USA. Buy a Touareg, dude! Rated 7700 lbs! Which is nuts, the car only weighs about 2/3 of that. But in the EU and down under everything has a reasonable towing rating. My car is rated about 30% higher there than here. But also a driver's license in the EU or Australia or NZ is not something you get in a crackerjack box, and in some cases you actually have to do some training in how to drive safely with a tow. cheers, John S. On 01/24/2016 11:02 AM, Tyler Backman wrote:
I recently towed my M15 to the Wrinkleboat Ran-Tan with my diesel VW Golf, and posted a detailed review of my experience on the TDI Club forum (see link below). I got a lot of comments that the car looked undersized for the boat, however the car seems to barely notice the load even up and down steep grades- the factory rated tow capacity of the Golf is 3086 lbs. Average fuel economy for the trip was 28 mpg at a cruising speed of 70mph.
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=4987841#post4987841
Sincerely, Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 "Defiant"
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