Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

Thank you, Brian.
Denis

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

dns564@cs.com wrote in news:1130603182.339537.238390
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> Thank you, Brian.
> Denis
>
>

I just read this thread. No problems towing like that. The Elantra has a
MAX. 200 lb. tongue weight, and a 2000 lb. MX GROSS towing weight (GROSS
includes everything including the trailer.).

Not sure where you are located, but if you seriously want a hitch, I have
one that I don't need any more. It has been mounted on my 2002 AND 2003
Elantra's. It is a Drawtite with 1-7/8" ball (I forget the receiver size,
but you can look it up, or I will check if you are interested).

I used it to pull a 4'x8' utility trailer that I assembled myself. It was
a kit from Northern Tool.

I paid about $200 for the hitch. I will consider $75 for it plus you pay
the shipping. Or make me an offer. Depending on where you live, it may
not be worth it with the shipping. I am in NJ.

Eric

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

Eric,
My Elantra 2003 manual reads that Max Towable Weight in pounds is
With brake = 1874 (tongue weight = 187)
W/out brake = 1000 (tongue weight = 100).
I need to call Uhaul to see if the aformentioned (in OP) trailer comes
with brakes, and if Uhaul will consider installing a hitch that is not
theirs. I live in Colorado. I cant tell you yet if I would be
interested in your hitch.
Thanks.
Denis

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

Called Uhaul. These trailers (4x6,4x8,5x8) come without brakes. So
according to my car manual, I should not exceed 1000lbs total, which
makes it
kind of tight since these trailers have the weight of 670 lbs-900lbs.

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

dns564@cs.com wrote in news:1130618125.905591.72230
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> Called Uhaul. These trailers (4x6,4x8,5x8) come without brakes. So
> according to my car manual, I should not exceed 1000lbs total, which
> makes it
> kind of tight since these trailers have the weight of 670 lbs-900lbs.
>
>

Yes, you are right about the tongue and max weight. I checked my manual
(better than doing it from memory!!) My 4x8 utility trailer weighs only
about 200 lbs. (210 to be exact with the wood base I added), so my
trailer does have some room for some load.

It turns out that the 200/2000 weights I gave you earlier are for the
pickup truck I now use to pull the trailer (the bumper). Sorry about
that.

Oh, and if you can turn a wrench at all, you can install the hitch
yourself. There are two bolts that you actually remove from the car
(existing) and you mount the hitch to those with new bolts supplied by
Drawtite. Another (new) bolt gets added and is secured to the U-shaped
bracket supplied by Hyundai under the center of your rear bumper.

It really is very simple. I had it on and off both of my Hyundai's
several times. The wiring harness is another issue :-)

The hitch can't weigh more than 50 lbs., so if you think you are
interested, just let me know and I'll get a price on shipping.

My real email address is posted above, just remove the capital letters
before the @ sign, and the Z's after. If you want to, you can write to
me directly.

Eric

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

Check ut this link
http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/...6/article.html

The Elantra is rated as a tow vehicle for such uses. I'd question the
dealer.

On 26 Oct 2005 14:52:23 -0700, dns564@cs.com wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I need to move from Colorado to Montreal, Canada. I'll take no
>furniture, but a 46" HDTV (150lbs), books (small office - say 5-7 small
>shelves of books), clothes. The trailer I'd like to use is the Uhaul 4'
>x 6' Trailer (see http://www.uhaul.com/guide/?equipment=trailer4x6). So
>if it is 670 lbs when empty, then with my stuff it will be roughly 1000
>lbs. Add to that some stuff in the car and no passengers.
>
>Uhaul people say it is OK to do. My dealership said no - do not do tow
>a trailer period: bad idea.
>
>I have a 2003 Elantra GT 5door, 2.0l engine, manual, which I like a lot
>and want to keep.
>
>I could sell the TV, but my stuff still would not fit in the car. So
>I'm considering a trailer and keeping a TV, which can save me some $2K
>(it is a nice 46" Hitachi TV 2 year old, works perfect).
>
>Anybody had an experience driving like this for a long distance?
>Thank you.

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

That rating in the link you provided has been quoted as very
questionable in other threads that I saw. My manual allows for a 1000
pounds trailer w/out brakes.
My dealer strongly discouraged me from twoing any trailers as I posted
above.

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

dns564@cs.com wrote:
> That rating in the link you provided has been quoted as very
> questionable in other threads that I saw. My manual allows for a 1000
> pounds trailer w/out brakes.
> My dealer strongly discouraged me from twoing any trailers as I posted
> above.

Did he give you a valid reason or is he just an idiot? There's no reason
that you can't tow with an Elantra. I towed my utilty trailer with my
old Excel without any problems. I haven't put a hitch on my Elantra yet,
but that's only because I haven't needed to use the trailer.

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

dns564@cs.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to move from Colorado to Montreal, Canada. I'll take no
> furniture, but a 46" HDTV (150lbs), books (small office - say 5-7 small
> shelves of books), clothes. The trailer I'd like to use is the Uhaul 4'
> x 6' Trailer (see http://www.uhaul.com/guide/?equipment=trailer4x6). So
> if it is 670 lbs when empty, then with my stuff it will be roughly 1000
> lbs. Add to that some stuff in the car and no passengers.
>
> Uhaul people say it is OK to do. My dealership said no - do not do tow
> a trailer period: bad idea.
>
> I have a 2003 Elantra GT 5door, 2.0l engine, manual, which I like a lot
> and want to keep.
>
> I could sell the TV, but my stuff still would not fit in the car. So
> I'm considering a trailer and keeping a TV, which can save me some $2K
> (it is a nice 46" Hitachi TV 2 year old, works perfect).
>
> Anybody had an experience driving like this for a long distance?
> Thank you.

Why don't you just ship your stuff?

It cost like $1 a pound with insurance.

Chris

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

dns564@cs.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to move from Colorado to Montreal, Canada. I'll take no
> furniture, but a 46" HDTV (150lbs), books (small office - say 5-7 small
> shelves of books), clothes. The trailer I'd like to use is the Uhaul 4'
> x 6' Trailer (see http://www.uhaul.com/guide/?equipment=trailer4x6). So
> if it is 670 lbs when empty, then with my stuff it will be roughly 1000
> lbs. Add to that some stuff in the car and no passengers.
>
> Uhaul people say it is OK to do. My dealership said no - do not do tow
> a trailer period: bad idea.
>
> I have a 2003 Elantra GT 5door, 2.0l engine, manual, which I like a lot
> and want to keep.
>
> I could sell the TV, but my stuff still would not fit in the car. So
> I'm considering a trailer and keeping a TV, which can save me some $2K
> (it is a nice 46" Hitachi TV 2 year old, works perfect).
>
> Anybody had an experience driving like this for a long distance?
> Thank you.

Why don't you just ship your stuff?

It cost like $1 a pound with insurance.

There's places where you can go and all you have to do is drop off your
stuff. They shrink wrap it all on a skid.

Chris

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

I really would like to, could you please elaborate on the procedure you
have in mind, what places? I went to a post office, and they told me
they will not ship a TV of this size (45x40x25 inches, 170-pounds). At
FedEx I could not get a clear picture from a clerk I asked.
Thanks.
Denis

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

dns...@cs.com wrote:
> I really would like to, could you please elaborate on the procedure you
> have in mind, what places? I went to a post office, and they told me
> they will not ship a TV of this size (45x40x25 inches, 170-pounds). At
> FedEx I could not get a clear picture from a clerk I asked.
> Thanks.
> Denis

Look in the yellow pages under "Shipping" etc.

The place I'm talking about was in Vancouver all I had to do was box
everything I could, then drop it all off. A week later a transport
truck dropped a pallet with all my stuff shrink wrapped on it off at my
parent's house in Ontario.

I had guitars, three amps, a TV a standing mirror even and it was all
fine.

Chris

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

On 31 Oct 2005 11:10:56 -0800, dns564@cs.com wrote:

>That rating in the link you provided has been quoted as very
>questionable in other threads that I saw. My manual allows for a 1000
>pounds trailer w/out brakes.
>My dealer strongly discouraged me from twoing any trailers as I posted
>above.

I was trying to tactfully point out you rdealer was, at best,
clueless. Hyundai engineered the tow capacity for the Elantra so it
could compete with other cars like the Subaru's. I don't know what
prompted them to do it but they did. On one hand in that class of
vehicle it does not take a lot of work to go from 1000 to 3000 lb
capacity. On the other hand there are a lot of folks who won't tow
with a car because they are brainwashed to think they need a truck.
They are wrong.

FWIW, I think you are looking at the wrong trailer. If it was me I
would do one of two things.

1. Buy a used open cargo trailer that will weigh about 300 to 400 lbs
and then box the stuff you want to move. You will probably be able to
trash the trailer for less than the rental fees. A used snowmachine
trailer would be ideal as it has a windbreak on the front. That
should be marketable at home,eh?

2. Rent the smallest van you can get that will let you put your
stuff in the truck and tow your car behind it. A tow dolly will
suffice on the elantra as you can tow with the front wheels on the
dolly and the rears free wheel anyway. I would also set it up to
return the rental in the US, either Massena or Plattsburgh. This
approach pretty much takes the worry off the car's capacity. You can
load thngs in the car too as long as you don't get silly like filling
it with books. I'd probably pu the TV and books/heavy things in the
van and clothes, bedding, computers, etc in the car.

1 free opinion worth every cent paid for it,
;-)

Re: will it work: towing xcountry with Elantra 2003?
 

Thank you,

Good ideas. I tend to think at this point that shipping would work for
me the best.