Originally Posted by Allumina

07' Cummins dodge~~~~~~~~~~~

...We've resorted to running the truck on aged Hennessey though, it's cheaper than diesel at the pump.

Originally Posted by looneytune

Don't skimp on quality with trailers. I know, I had to buy 2 after the first one was from a "new" company. It was junk and wasn't engineered right. It towed terribly. It cost me a couple grand to learn a lesson and buy the right trailer the first time. Get the options installed at the factory, it's waaaaay cheaper than doing it yourself and looks better. Yeah it's more upfront, but well worth it. Again, I learned the hard way. This one is fully finished inside and is wired for 110 V and has 12V lighting. The only thing I wish I would have ordered was the generator storage compartment and AC supports. I could have added the AC unit later if the supports were in the roof. Haulmark, Pace, etc are all quality trailers. Mine is a Rance Renegade all aluminum trailer. Weighs 2400 lbs unloaded. I think most 20ft trailers like mine with a V nose in steel would be over 5k. Behind my Duramax, it wouldn't matter how much it weighed. I tried pulling this trailer with my 2003 1/2 ton Chevy, and while it had the power to pull it, I had a tough time stopping it when it was loaded with my race sleds and support equipment. Midsize cars are not meant to pull enclosed trailers unless they are small and narrow. Too much wind resistance, you will end up with tranny problems sooner or later. I went through 3 trannies on my MX6 Mazda trying to pull a single open snowmobile trailer. Just because your car has the power to pull something, it doesn't mean it can be done safely. Make sure you can stop it at highway speeds. I don't care how many sleds, 4 wheelers, pit bikes, tools etc. are in the back, my truck will pull and stop it. A 3/4 ton is a must with a heavier load. No more white knuckle trips through Canada on the way to Michigan with this rig. Now I can relax. I just can't afford to put diesel fuel in it.

Originally Posted by air8

I thought about it overnight a little. Some of the races we go too can get pretty soggy, so 4WD would be needed. I guess a car, or older station wagon is out of the picture. So the little SUVs is where I need to look, I guess. They get around in town pretty well, like a little go-kart, LOL.

Originally Posted by paddyhong

Subaru Forester or Impreza Wagon. Forester is better due to the 6 cylinders. And both are AWD.

p@dDy

Originally Posted by air8

Ok. ok. You got me there.

Originally Posted by paddyhong

Ya... Try to find another wagon that's AWD and 6 cylinder that'll give you little pain in terms of maintainence. Although that solely depends on NOT breaking-in the engine via the owner's manual and changing the oil every 3000 miles. Use the method that is similar to heat cycling your nitro motors. It's used in many applications and make a lot of sense after when you see the pictures of the internal parts of an engine that was broken in via owner's manual instructions VS via heat cycling method. Night and day.

p@dDy

Originally Posted by Allumina

07' Cummins dodge~~~~~~~~~~~

We get over 15 pulling a fully loaded racecar trailer with a sprintcar, quad, 8 extra tires, spares, full rolling pitcart.

We've resorted to running the truck on aged Hennessey though, it's cheaper than diesel at the pump.

Originally Posted by DOMIT

Well... Volvo V70... it's only 5 cylinders... but there are turbo AWD versions, and the V70R with ~300 hp, AWD, and higher slalom speeds than a 'Vette sounds pretty good to me! (And with a wagon, who needs a trailer?)