Cap'n_Half-hitch
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Re: Light cuddy to tow with a Subaru Forester?
Wow, it's the reincarnation of Cotton Mathur and the Salem witch trials!
To all the folks who assume I'm going to ignore all advice and tow a giant trailer, please re-read the thread where I'm looking at light cuddies like the Arima and C-Dory whose weight is under the already conservative 2400 lb American tow rating of my car. I think I saw an older Stingray that was pretty light, too, but I can't find it now. And thanks again for the good advice from some of you.
Now, I take offense at people who accuse me of being cavalier with the safety of my family and other drivers. Before my daughter was born I bought the Subaru because it is one of the safest vehicles on the road. It's good in the snow and rain. It's good in a crash, and it's good at crash avoidance, which is a factor that some people like to ignore.
Let's say I drive 9000 miles per year without a trailer and 50 miles per year on 35 mph surface streets with a small boat. How can someone who drives a big truck the same distance, which has a statistically greater chance per mile to kill both the occupants and other people, possibly feel justified in pointing their finger at me?
That being said, I still support your right to drive anything that is road-legal, even if it increases my own chances of injury or death. Just like I support your right to free speech, even if I don't agree with what you might say.
Wow, it's the reincarnation of Cotton Mathur and the Salem witch trials!
To all the folks who assume I'm going to ignore all advice and tow a giant trailer, please re-read the thread where I'm looking at light cuddies like the Arima and C-Dory whose weight is under the already conservative 2400 lb American tow rating of my car. I think I saw an older Stingray that was pretty light, too, but I can't find it now. And thanks again for the good advice from some of you.
Now, I take offense at people who accuse me of being cavalier with the safety of my family and other drivers. Before my daughter was born I bought the Subaru because it is one of the safest vehicles on the road. It's good in the snow and rain. It's good in a crash, and it's good at crash avoidance, which is a factor that some people like to ignore.
Let's say I drive 9000 miles per year without a trailer and 50 miles per year on 35 mph surface streets with a small boat. How can someone who drives a big truck the same distance, which has a statistically greater chance per mile to kill both the occupants and other people, possibly feel justified in pointing their finger at me?
That being said, I still support your right to drive anything that is road-legal, even if it increases my own chances of injury or death. Just like I support your right to free speech, even if I don't agree with what you might say.
