anyone have a car and use it to tow?

[04silverz 10+ year member]

looking to get out of my tahoe adn into a car. onlyproblem is i ahve a jet ski. i beileve it weighs 600 lbs or so and the trailer probably another 100. so im not looking to do anything crazy like pull a uhaul trailer or a 40' boat.

if you do have a car and tow please post what kind of car and how heavy you pull.

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[sixfootman2005 10+ year member]

i towed a 94 mercury sable with an 89 olds...just find a good car and it shouldn't be a problem

 

[Zakerid 10+ year member]

I think just about any car can tow a jet ski... People tow them with civics.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

Towed a small boat (1,000-1,500lbs?) with a 96 caprice. was fine.

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

i see mexicans all of the time with beat up cars pulling other cars and trucks down to mexico on i-30 in arkansas. yesterday i saw a beat up like a 89 acura integra pulling a old corolla.

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

A Jet Ski weighs 600lbs? Wow.

Any mid-sized car would be fine. The Pontiacs have a standard tow rating of 1000lbs. I have a Bonneville and towed an 8' tent trailer which weighs way more than the car's limit.

 

[Dozy_production 10+ year member]

i have a 89' bmw 325i with a trailer hitch. I will be towing my motorcycle up from San Diego to San Luis Obispo.

 

[bigbirney420 10+ year member]

As long as it has a decent hitch setup, most cars will tow a jet ski, unless its a small four banger. Any Pontiac, Chevy Malibu, Impala, Maxima, Camry. Preferably v6. I have towed our Yamaha 3 seater with a few cars

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

My Protege 5 has a hitch, but I have only used it with my bike rack

 

[vwrx_freak 10+ year member]

i had a 69 bug stock engine =50hp and the previous owner pulled a jet ski at 80 mph with it

 

[alxmlr789 10+ year member]

i saw a lexus IS300 pull a mastercraft prostar one time.. if you could pick up an AWD car im sure that would pull it fine..

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I don't pull anything with my current car but I had an '87 Crown Vic once upon a time that was my grandmother's originally then my dad got it after she passed. While he had it he added a hitch to it to tow his 4-wheeler.

When he gave it to me I used it pretty frequently to haul my friend's 17ft boat and it never gave me any trouble but that was also a full-size car with a v8.

 

[04silverz 10+ year member]

yeahi figured most cars could pull the weight. i guess my main concern would be the boat ramp to dump the ski in the water. how big of a jackass would i be if my car went in the water too.

car im relaly considering right now is a honda prelude, but that is a 4 banger. but it has the power of a lot of the v6 cars

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

had an old 5 series (BMW) that the guy I used to go jetskiing with used. Worked fine. And we were towing two.

 

[oxygen65]

get a truck and just throw the jetski in the bed when you wanna take it somewhere then you dont have to bring a trailer anywhere