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Towing with Mazda 5 - 3/30/2008 9:07:03 AM

BCNorth

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Hi All, Just ordered our '08 Mazda 5. Salesman says not to tow with it, but realistically, can you tow anything with this vehicle and if so, what weight restrictions would you imagine apply? Was thinking about a small tent trailer or small boat.

Thx.

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RE: Towing with Mazda 5 - 3/30/2008 12:02:05 PM

davmal735

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I am assuming you are from across the "pond", but in UK I tow with a 5 diesel and it is an awesome towcar. It got a rating of 4/5 in the UK Tow Car Of The Year awards. The lengthy wheelbase and firmish suspension give it a really planted feel. The van I tow is 1100Kg and four people on board and performance is "brisk" so I would think your GT will be more than adequate. Towing limit on the diesel is around 1400 Kg.

Regards,

Dave

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RE: Towing with Mazda 5 - 3/30/2008 4:14:52 PM

virgin1

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BC, I have a Draw-Tite on my 3, which is basically the same car and drive train you'll have in the 5, and it's rated @ Class II 2000lbs (907.8 Kgms.) I have towed with it, a small trailer that was more heavily loaded than I would've liked and we took it from Pennsylvania back to Texas (1640+ miles, 2644Kms) w/us. I don't recommend doing that, but a small, lighter-weight trailer pulled locally should be OK. Be aware though that should problems develop because of the hitch, the dealer may chose to void those parts of your warranty and refuse service.
This was the day after we got home.

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RE: Towing with Mazda 5 - 4/1/2008 8:30:45 PM

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I've checked out the options on etrailer.com for my '08 Mazda5. I don't plan to tow, only for attaching a four-bicycle carrier (Thule I think). Fully loaded it would probably be 150 lbs (the hitches are rated at 200 lb tongue weight).

Any reason to believe that a carrier with that weight bouncing on the hitch would impact stability of the vehicle? I used the carrier previously no problem on a Saab 9-5 which is a much heavier vehicle.

Thanks for any insight into this. I just don't have a good feel for it...

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RE: Towing with Mazda 5 - 4/2/2008 12:02:29 PM

virgin1

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Correct Tom, 200lb tongue weight. I don't think you'll have any problems.
If you do, you could always get a small trailer for around $400 (4'x8') which should redistribute the weight a bit more evenly, but I doubt you'll have to go that route.

Just my .02.

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