cds72911

I've got a Land Cruiser 200 series with a Trailex 7541 and couldn't imagine a much better tow setup for a 911. You hardly know you're towing.

964Q

I've been hunting around for a 200 series and just picked up an LX570. These things are solid.

Martin S.

LX570, I believe is the same motor as a 5.7 liter Tundra. I towed with a 4.7 liter V8, as mentioned earlier. You knew you were under load with 6,200 Lbs behind you.

bmw_e30

i bought a 200 series. legendary build quality and toughness that can also tow 8500lbs easy. mine has over 200k miles and drives better than new still

964Q

The 5.7L in the Tundra is built in the USA where as the 5.7L in the Landcruiser/LX570 is built in Japan. There are differences between the two as spelled out in some discussions on ih8mud.

bmw_e30, nice truck! Good to know you're still enjoying yours at 200k miles. Mine has less miles, but some up coming camping trips should change that.

bmw_e30

thanks!

landcruiser can typically go 1 million miles easy and have the longest average ownership history of any car produced for good reason.....

Martin S.

Had a 600 mile round trip tow this past weekend, San Diego to Buttonwillow and back. This was the maiden voyage of my new Futura trailer, the Tandem Axle 16'5' version, weighing in at 1,322 Lbs.
PRO: Towing is very pleasant experience, not a nightmare. With my 3,050 Lb GT3 car and the 1,322 Lb trailer, my load was 4,372 Lbs. Because of the streamlined load, the GT3 facing forward, and the relatively light weight compared to the gross weight of the former ATC enclosed, mileage was decent at about 13 mpg. With the ATC, it was 8.5 mpg. In addition high cross winds were not a problem.
CONSTRUCTION: The trailer appears to be very well built and sturdy.
NO RAMPS REQUIRED: First, release the fasteners at each wheel allowing the trailer to descend. Next, just use the wireless controller to lower the trailer bed down. Drive on....press the Raise button, the bed raises to a parallel to the ground. Open your car door****, and step down, fastening the fasteners at each wheel. NOTE: My GT3 is at stock ride height, the doors clear the fenders in the up position. If your car is slammed, you may have to deal with this. My trailer is now in storage, so I can't do the measuring for you. But, Mike at West Coast Corvette will do it.

DEALER HELPFUL: Mike at West Coast Corvette, the SoCal dealer is very helpful. He gave me my hands on tutorial: 714.803.1593.

CON: The tie down straps may take a while to get familiar with. The straps fit over the tops of the tires and wrap around the back. The strap is then cinched to gather parallel to just below the centerlines of the wheels and then 3 way anchored to the trailer and cinched down.. If you want to see how they work, there is a demo on the FUTURA web site. I will take a look at YOU TUBE, maybe I was just doing something wrong. It took some manipulating to thread them through the narrow space between the fender lip and the tires on the GT3. I may go to conventional tie downs for my next tow. Mike assures me that I will adapt and grow to love these tie downs. Being that I only tow 6 to 8 times a year.....hmmmmm, we'll see. That's the only CON that I can see., and easily addressed at that.

SUMMARY: I dont regret going back to an open trailer to get rid of ramps...hated them, so did my back. I can see that I will have to buy tire storage racks....putting 4 race tire into the back of a SUV takes up too much room.

177mph

Was truly expecting this thread to die with the demise of the "new tow vehicle" but alas.....it continues.

Martin S.