can my C230 tow a trailer?!
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I drive a Toyota Hybrid...
can my C230 tow a trailer?!
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
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
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'02 C230 Coupe (Me) '03 SLK320 6MT (Wife)
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.
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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.
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.
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2005 Mercedes C230 Sport Sedan (W203)
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
Last edited by C230 Sport Coup; 12-16-2010 at 01:54 PM.
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dam i was going to use this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...item35ad933b9e
to tow my airstream
to tow my airstream