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Subject:Re: Towing with a Vanagon?
From:Per Lindgren
Date:Sun, 22 Aug 1999 04:23:08 +0200

Joseph Badger wrote:

> Hi, my name is Joseph Badger and I currently have a 1990 Vanagon Carat
> with about 170,000 miles.  I also have a 1996 Jetta GLS.  Would you tow
> a boat and trailer weighing less than 1,000 pounds combined with either?
> The owners manual says 1,350 pounds for an "unbraked" trailor.

I wouldn't mind towing it with any of your two cars, and I have in fact done
it with both. I have towed something around 3000lbs with both my Syncro, and
me moms '94 Vento 1,8 (Jetta to you US guys). No prob with any of them.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i