Since my birthday is coming up, I did go measure.  I’d need about 61-1/2″ to the outside of my sidewalls….not quite wide enough.  (My wire wheels may account for a bit more width.)  Re: balance, maybe the axle is easily move-able as is often the case on single axled trailers. 

There’s no springs on that axle, it’s mounted directly to the frame, which would give a real rough and bouncy ride to the whole rig.
The mechanism that locks the trailer bed level, keeps it from pivoting, looks pretty light and flimsy. Like mentioned, with all the weight on the rear of those rails from our rear engined cars, I would be wary of that breaking free and releasing, and having the car roll off the trailer as you were driving, especially after going over a big bump in the road.

You could back a car onto a trailer.

There’s much more stress on the windshield in that case with the wind from astern rather than from the front of the car, and I was going to mention that too. that I’d be afraid because of the angle of the glass and the trapping of air, that the windshield would get ripped off or blown out.

There are innumerable reasons that that trailer is not appropriate for our cars and to look for a rationalization to get it makes no sense. Maybe someone can use it to tow 2 motorcycles, but that trailer is still unsprung which I don’t like.

Respectfully to VW guys: our cars are their own trailers. Get a $80 tow bar and move on. What are you trying to save? tires?

Ditto – Best aftermarket investment I made for my car.

jebarry2012-09-23 15:31:30

That steering wheel looks really legit. Is that an original TD “horn button?”