Pulling a Trailer 1300 Miles w/ Volvo 850 T5
Pulling a Trailer 1300 Miles w/ Volvo 850 T5Ok, after thought and consideration, I’m going with a hitch/uHaul trailer. Door2door was going to be $1150 (as was a similar service), and full-service...
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I’m On The Road Now (Towing w/ my 850)Just woke up at a hotel in Boise, Idaho. So far I can summarize the 850/trailer combo as this: I’m pulling a house. [See the backstory] I’m getting 13.5 MPG at an...
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Trailer hitch wiringComprehensive fitting guide for tow hitch and the electrics needed for a trailer.Matthews Volvo Site - Volvo advice, tuning & DIY fixes Related posts: Pulling a Trailer 1300...
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Volvo 850 Trailer Towing FollowupFollowing up on Towing a Trailer with an 850 and Towing a Trailer with an 850 part II blog post, I’d like to add that I had my total weight calculated at a truck weigh...
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Towing a Miata with an S70So I will be moving from the NYC area to Nashville for at least a year and I have run into an issue when deciding how to move my cars. I have a Mazda Miata but I can't drive...
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Towing a Volvo Long DistanceI have also towed with a 1/2 ton Suburban, and although the rear end does sag a bit when loading a car on a u-haul transport. But, putting the car on backwards on the...
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