kirax2

planning to move to Vegas by the end of the year, just wondering if my Benz could handle some towing if i rent a trailer from U-haul, it will be just a bed frame with mattress and TV computer etc..

it will be a 600 miles drive, car only has 80k well maintain, should i do it?! or no?

will this happen to me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ru1l2gN88

LILBENZ230

I wouldn't do it.. and this is coming from someone who has put their C230 through some hell in its day.

W203E35

Just get a uhaul and get a trailer and tow your car instead.

samaritrey

+1

MIKESV8

your c230 can tow a house! but yea i agree spend the extra $ and get the truck. imagine if you blow one of those low profile tires on the way there.

MW_ATL

It would do it without a problem. There is even a MB trailer hitch available in Europe. I would just hate to have to have a hitch mounted to mine. I'd go the rental truck and trailer combo just for that reason.

splinter

Don’t do it, Jordan. Relocating to Las Vegas will be upsetting enough. Attending grad school at UNLV?

Factor in possible transmission replacement or electrical woes from jerry-rigged trailer wiring, and you’ll promptly realize that renting a truck makes more economic sense.

MB offers a W203 hitch in RoW markets, although it’s rated for two titanium bicycles or hauling a bag of yard clippings to the nearest compost site.
Call in a favor from a friend with a decent truck if need be.

nickgailloux

I spent 3 1/2 weeks in Europe this summer and I saw many many Mercedes cars towing utility trailers, tent trailers and even full on camper-trailers. In Europe everyone has a car, no one, and I mean no one has a pickup truck. And almost every camper/travel trailer I saw was being towed by a small car.

samaritrey

You are correct but with access to cheap gas and a uhaul or something i would flat bed the car and have way more space. but that is just me

C230 Sport Coup

Sure but the actual hitch from whats his face in the Netherlands is like 850 + ship, and then the electrical kit is another I forget 300-400? and then install.....
If you look on the EPC you can see the drawings and sheet.

I researched this as an alternative to roof racks since thee racks are so damn expensive,
but then managed to get them for $200 with 2 bike carriers from an ad
in Sacatomato, where they were selling a 2002 Coupe w/ the racks.

Ha, the hitch will cost 1500, OR see if someone can design a custom one?

I did see coupey one day in a parking lot with a hitch, but damn didn't get to
ask the owner.
I think a couple of Orion Blue jet ski's would look hot on the back.

Rent a truck, and trailer the car behind it. Best bet.

samaritrey

dam i was going to use this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...item35ad933b9e
to tow my airstream