Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:48:22 +0100 From: "Fam. Lammers" <glammersnopsamo.dekooi.nl> Subject: Re: Towing with a SAAB 9-5?
Rob, In addition to John's reply , please find below (between ********** lines) another view on towing with a Saab 9.5, this was a snippet of discussion that took place +/- 1/2 year ago in this forum. For European standards the Saab 9.5 is considered to have excellent towing capabilities, partly due to the high torque at low rev's. I agree that on slippery surfaces a 4WD would be better and also a higher weight of the car compared to the trailer would be beneficial, then indeed the US road tanks may be better (or consider a Tractor!!) But on normal roads - no problem with a 9.5!! gr Gert **************************************************************************** **** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fam. Lammers" <glammersnopsamo.dekooi.nl> Newsgroups: alt.autos.saab Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:27 PM Subject: Re: Towing with 9-5 SE > With my 9.5 2.0 (automatic gear) I towed a Caravan (in Europe) with a weight > of +/- 1300kg (2900 lbs) without any problems through hilly country. Plenty > of power and the car is quite stable, even when I had a blow out of one of > the Caravan tyres on the French highways' > > gr Gert (Holland) > > > > "Peter Wilkins" <wilkinspnopsamail.com.au> schreef in bericht > news:kl55ku88g2koim5vjeo887d5toamd7bcpbnopsamcom... > > On Sat, 27 Jul 2002 02:24:24 GMT, "Camfam" > > <jmcameronnopsamSPAMadelphia.net> wrote : > > > > >Hi! Does anyone on the list have any experience towing a small camper > > >trailer with a 9-5? I know that the manual says 3500 lbs is the max > weight. > > >Does anyone know what the maximum tongue weight is? The hitch says 350 > lbs > > >hitch tongue weight. Did you use the load levelling shocks? How did they > > >work. Thanks for any replies! > > > > > I haven't towed with my 9-5 but did tow a campervan and then a small > > 15 foot caravan with my 99's and 900's for around 50,000 miles with > > absolutely no problems. > > > > No load levelling shockers but I did use a load transferring hitch > > (the one with 4 long bars that fit into a large cast iron hitch on the > > towbar and then lock into slots on the caravan frame to transfer > > weight from the rear to the car front wheels. I think these are > > essential for towing with any front wheel drive car. > > > > I think 350 lb is a bit much for the tongue weight - I had my caravan > > adjusted and packed so the weight on the ball before connecting the > > weight equaliser bars was around 80 lb. Handling was always good. > > > > Cant really translate that directly to the 9-5 but it should give a > > bit of an indication. > > -- > > Regards, > > Peter Wilkins > > **************************************************************************** ***************** "Rob Malkin" <Rob-Malkinnopsami.com> schreef in bericht news:OaHO9.516585$NH2.34904nopsamnsc01... > Hello all: > > I have a 2000 SAAB 9-5 V6 SE wagon that I've been very happy with. Recently > I've developed an interest in small powerboats and am researching various > aspects of ownership including towing. My SAAB owner's manual says it can > tow up to 2000 pounds which is just about what the rig I am considering > would be. This makes me a little uncomfortable. Do any of you have > experience towing with your SAABs? > > I realize no mid-size, front-wheel drive car is well suited as a tow vehicle > and I will obviously consult my dealer before doing anything concrete but I > thought I'd tap into your collective experience as well. My wagon has an > automatic transmission and any trailer I get would have it's own brakes. I'm > especially concerned about the transmission. Has anyone seen, or had > experience with, add-on transmission coolers on a SAAB? > > Also, are there any issues with the turbo that I should be considering? > > Thanks in advance. > > - Rob Malkin > > > >
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