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> From: Meier Michael <Michael.Meier@VT.SIEMENS.DE>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Towing a pop-up camper
> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 10:26 PM
>
> Hi Volks,
> Volkswagen and german TUV (official vehicle technical control) are
> giving their
> ok for a 2000 kg (more than 4000 lbs)
> braked trailor here in germany for the TD, 92, 95 and 112 hp 2WD
> engines.
> The syncros with same engines are allowed to tow 2500 kg trailors.
> This will only work up to 12 % slope.
>
> I towed an Eriba Pan Camper (600 kg/ 1200 lbs) from Wolfsburg to England
> and
> back some years ago with the max. legal 50 to 55mph with my former 112
> hp 2.1 l
> auto and got the best mpg ever (less than 10l/100 km, I know, you
> calculate
> it the other way).
>
> We towed a 4 wheeled trailor loaded with a NSU Kettenkrad (1200 kg + 600
> kg
> for the trailor) from Magdebug (ex GDR) to Braunschweig without any
> problems.
> The mpg was very poor....
>
> Every year we go to the Mannheim swap market with a 800 kg loaded
> trailor
> (1600 lbs +) 270 mls and retour with my 70 hp '77 westy. It' realy not
> overpowered but works well (and leaves the Mercedes Diesel MB 100
> Campers
> far behind us on *every* hill).
>
> As long as you don't do it all the year it should be ok
>
>
> Keep on vanagoning
> Michael
> Germany
> '58 split
> '77 westy
> '90 caravelle c
>