It would help to know what you're going to be towing with. I tow with my Dodge diesel all the time..Has anybody done it?
I'm thinking about going for a long drive and towing one of those small 3x3ish camper trailers.
Would it do it?
Personally, I would not recommend towing with a Sprint or any of the older Alfas; as "bs" stated he has towed with his Milano and I know others that have towed with more contemporary Alfas, but it is not easy, requires extra care as far as watching the road, the tow car/trailer, and most of all other drivers who aren't paying attention or simply don't care. It is not the ideal situation, you have much less control of your load, and compromise transporting a car safely both for yourself and other driver's on the road plus the loss or damage costs to you of your tow car, the transported car, and anyone else's property who might be involved depending on the circumstances.Thinking about towing with a sprint...
I'm soon to be acquiring a fairly original sprint, and also a 1.7ie engine.
I'm going to carb the 1.7 and fix up the sprint... And see where I end up.![]()
I'm not going to tell you the mounting is not safe, sturdy, secure, or capable of pulling the load looking at a picture and not being able to see the actual installation; nor am I going to tell you that it is safe, sturdy, secure, and capable of pulling the "described" load or vehicle. My comments were in the overall perspective of towing considering the weight and performance capabilities of the tow car and the trailer and vehicle being towed as it pertains to balance, tongue weight, braking, and avoiding unexpected circumstances.You just need to look at my profile picture
As far as I could see, the mounting is quite sturdy, wouldn't be concerned about towing anything...
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<snip>One of the expenses of a car hobby is having a tow vehicle and trailer or paying to have your "toys" transported. We never towed with another Alfa, we used a Chevy Blazer or 3/4 ton, 4-wheel drive Suburban with a trailer. We did one short haul tow, city-to-local-city, with a Chevrolet Caprice with a Giulietta spider and a "rented" U-Haul tow bar. Once was enough from the LA, Studio City area to Orange County to never do it again in LA traffic.
Brian,<snip>
Cheryl, he was talking about towing a camper, not another car.
If the tow vehicle is a FWD Sprint, I'd keep the towing to a minimum. FWD is not ideal or well suited for towing, imo.
bs
The post that I responded to above indicated to me that he was acquiring a "new" Sprint and intended to tow with an "existing" Sprint, which is not an unusual scenario for many Alfa owners, to have duplicates of the same car; having said that, the weights of the Sprints would be about equal, which is never a good towing situation; with the exception of the towed car possibly being minus engine and transmission to lighten it; but still not ideal or necessarily safe.Lenus said:Thinking about towing with a sprint... ("Existing" Sprint)
I'm soon to be acquiring a fairly original sprint, and also a 1.7ie engine. ("New" Sprint)
I'm going to carb the 1.7 and fix up the sprint... And see where I end up.
The post that I responded to above indicated to me that he was acquiring a "new" Sprint and intended to tow with an "existing" Sprint, which is not an unusual scenario for many Alfa owners, to have duplicates of the same car; having said that, the weights of the Sprints would be about equal, which is never a good towing situation; with the exception of the towed car possibly being minus engine and transmission to lighten it; but still not ideal or necessarily safe.