"Friend" installed a Hitch, how do i talk him out of it?
08-03-2016, 02:11 PM
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Burning Brakes
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"Friend" installed a Hitch, how do i talk him out of it?
A friend that has a 2000 C5 just installed a hitch and plans to buy a trailer to tow his Goldwing in it. I think this is a bad idea, but I'm looking for specifics to advise him on to get him to rethink doing this. Any suggestions?
08-03-2016, 02:20 PM
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Le Mans Master
Look on this forum for a thread titled "road trip". It is on the first page right now. Exact same situation. Looks fantastic. Leave your friend alone.
08-03-2016, 03:08 PM
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That's great! Two iconic pieces of the automotive pastime. Two wheel cruising on beautiful days and sports car fun with a passenger or during not so beautiful days. I say let him do it. It's not as if he plans on towing a landscape trailer from job to job.
08-03-2016, 03:13 PM
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Drifting
i have to ask, which is more comfortable on a pleasant day, the vette or the goldwing?
08-03-2016, 03:21 PM
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It's your Buddy's car, let him do what he wants with it!
08-03-2016, 03:32 PM
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Racer
I plan to tow my SeaDoo with mine when I go visit my son on the TN river...I don't see the issue. 
08-03-2016, 03:34 PM
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Le Mans Master
What makes you think its a bad idea, OP?
It's not like he's taxing the structure of the car with such a lightweight setup.
I would advise your friend to disconnect the trailer before auto-x, as that's just bad form!
Last edited by Kent1999; 08-03-2016 at 03:34 PM.
08-03-2016, 03:57 PM
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Drifting
When I bought my '75 'Vette, it had one installed. Used it one time to pull a 22' Bass boat to the lake when dad's Suburban wouldn't start. Worked just fine.
08-03-2016, 04:42 PM
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Safety Car
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...road-trip.html
08-04-2016, 07:32 AM
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Le Mans Master
Friend of mine has a hitch on his C6. Uses it to pull a trailer with tires and a jack for autocross events. Seems to work great for that purpose.
08-04-2016, 10:15 AM
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Melting Slicks
I had a trailer hitch om my 85, back in the day, and pulled my Harley to Daytona a couple of times. One time it was two Harley's me and my neighbor.
My car... my choice.
My car... my choice.
08-04-2016, 10:31 AM
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OK....as we've been hearing so much of these days....enough of this political correctness BS. I used our IROC Camaro to tow with years ago and the problems it caused are too many to list here...with transmission over-heating and a completely annoying "Shaky" ride being at the top of the list. Corvettes are not designed to tow....simple as that. If one wants to tow, get a truck.......
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08-04-2016, 11:32 AM
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Melting Slicks
OK....as we've been hearing so much of these days....enough of this political correctness BS. I used our IROC Camaro to tow with years ago and the problems it caused are too many to list here...with transmission over-heating and a completely annoying "Shaky" ride being at the top of the list. Corvettes are not designed to tow....simple as that. If one wants to tow, get a truck.......
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