Snapper Bronze Donating Members 320 Member For: 13y 8m 26d Gender: Male Posted 27/01/12 05:23 AM Share Posted 27/01/12 05:23 AM I tow my 18ft boat with my f6 boats weight about 1600kg it has more then enough power braking is ok not the best but you aint going fast when you are towing.only thing I have noticed is traction control comes on when you take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verve Donating Members 126 Member For: 15y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 27/01/12 10:15 AM Share Posted 27/01/12 10:15 AM towing a boat that size will be sh*t, sh*t fuel econ, sh*t stopping power. turbo deisel 4x4 hands down.Hmmm sh*t advice ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrmcdowell Donating Members 730 Member For: 13y 4m 19d Gender: Male Location: Randwick, sydney Posted 27/01/12 07:58 PM Author Share Posted 27/01/12 07:58 PM boat is 24ft and trailer is braked. thanks for all the advice but think I will do the upgrade......might sell the missis car and buy another xr6t sedan though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boganspeed Will do skids for food Silver Donating Members 1,177 Member For: 13y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 28/01/12 12:42 AM Share Posted 28/01/12 12:42 AM As long as you've got the right rated tow bar, you should be fine. Remember, a standard rated tow bar is something like 750kgs. But the boat ramp could be interesting.Why dont you invest $500 in Hayman Reece tow bar and try it first before you lose thousands selling your car and spending thousands to buy a fourby? Unless, of course, you really want a fourby.I always advise people to go with the 90% rule. Buy the car that's most suited to what you do 90% of the time. As long as it can handle the other 10% reasonably well,then you've got right car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,433 Member For: 15y 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/01/12 03:33 AM Share Posted 28/01/12 03:33 AM buying the 4x4 is just imo.im sure the xr could do it.try what boganspeed said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Bronze Donating Members 320 Member For: 13y 8m 26d Gender: Male Posted 30/01/12 09:43 AM Share Posted 30/01/12 09:43 AM Depends on how many km you will be towing for if its only 30min to an hr the car is fine but long trips 2hrs plus you should buy a turbo desial 4x4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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