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Just finished a weekend trip.
Atlanta to Charlotte Motor Speedway for a track event, then to Harrah's Cherokee casino in the mountains for a concert and back to Atlanta. She did great, with 13.5 mpg overall at 65-75mph, even with all the mountain driving. Oil temps did get up to 266 a couple times climbing some steep hills though, only driving at 50. Also, I think I might have killed a brake on my trailer. One wheel only had a ton of brake dust when I cleaned it up after the trip today.
with the mirrors properly set, I can see fine. I adjust them so I can't see the side of the vehicle unless I lean in either direction. Also, I have a wireless rf rear view camera mounted on the back of the trailer that projects on a windshield mounted 5.3" screen, so I can see directly behind me at all times.
You guys towing the cars/car trailers - Do you all have the air suspension? I see very little squat from the 500-600 or so lbs of tongue weight.. I'm debating heavily if the PASM is an absolute must have on a new-to-me CD, or just a "nice to have,but not a dealbreaker"
You guys towing the cars/car trailers - Do you all have the air suspension? I see very little squat from the 500-600 or so lbs of tongue weight.. I'm debating heavily if the PASM is an absolute must have on a new-to-me CD, or just a "nice to have,but not a dealbreaker"
I do, but I didn't on my '13. It did squat some, but not too bad
You guys towing the cars/car trailers - Do you all have the air suspension? I see very little squat from the 500-600 or so lbs of tongue weight.. I'm debating heavily if the PASM is an absolute must have on a new-to-me CD, or just a "nice to have,but not a dealbreaker"
No air suspension on mine. Little to no squat.
Kinda surprised actually. I did spend more time than usual making sure I had the exact right hitch height.
Kinda surprised actually. I did spend more time than usual making sure I had the exact right hitch height.
Danke! I'm pretty **** retentive with hitch height and tongue weight as well (I literally twitch when I see a rig with the tongue pointed at the ground and the nose of the tow rig in the sky), so glad to hear that squat is minimal. My current tow rig is overkill for the trailer so I didn't have to worry much about tongue weight, but I still tried to keep it within the 'best practice' range. I'm very relieved to hear that I won't miss the PASM as much as I would on something else. It's near-impossible to find that on something in my price range and "must-have" options list in pre-owned.
You guys towing the cars/car trailers - Do you all have the air suspension? I see very little squat from the 500-600 or so lbs of tongue weight.. I'm debating heavily if the PASM is an absolute must have on a new-to-me CD, or just a "nice to have,but not a dealbreaker"
I've been towing enclosed car trailers for 13 years with the Touareg/Cayenne platform, all with air suspension. For me, it is a must-have, though I understand there are many people that are happy towing with the normal steel suspension. I suspect that the happiest people with steel suspension are those that are towing small loads, and/or short distances. My loads tend to be 5-7K lbs, and I believe (though without A-B testing) that the autoleveling feature makes for much easier, safer, towing.
After my experience towing with the V10 Touareg TDi with air suspension, I searched hard to find a Cayenne diesel with PASM when the time came to replace the Touareg. For me, it would be a deal-breaker not to have air suspension.
Isn't PASM is a stand alone option and then there was PASM + Air? So having PASM wouldn't do anything with the ride level, just the stiffness of the suspension?
Either way, 5-7K is a small load in comparison to what many more people tow without air in many other vehicles. Saying the happiest people tow "small" loads, compared to your "big" loads of 5-7K is a bit presumptions and even pretentious, too. Even putting it all into the Cayenne perspective, I suspect those towing at max weight with steel springs are just as happy as those with air... and even more happy when they see air systems break down.
MJG911, what manufacturer and model/size is your trailer?
Thanks
Diamond Cargo 22' with 4' extended nose. although the longer nose covers the trailer frame and prevents me from using a weight distributing hitch, so I would only go 2' extended if doing it again.
07-12-2017, 05:06 PM
