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Old 01-25-2007, 10:10 PM
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I have a 99 C5 auto. Thank you for any help
Old 01-25-2007, 10:12 PM
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No idea about towing.

They all haul pretty good though...
Old 01-25-2007, 10:27 PM
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aren't TRUCKS for towing LOL...
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Old 01-25-2007, 10:29 PM
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Dude, nothing, nada. NOTHING. These things CAN NOT tow anything. (Unless you consider that piece of rice in the mirror towing........)
Old 01-26-2007, 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by hueyhue
I have a 99 C5 auto. Thank you for any help
From the Owner's Manual ... (page 4-33 in mine)

Towing a Trailer

Your Corvette is neither designed nor intended to tow a trailer.
Old 01-26-2007, 04:10 AM
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I would not tow any more than a Jet ski , one jet ski ! if I had to .
Old 01-26-2007, 04:37 AM
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Omg!
Old 01-26-2007, 06:38 AM
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Draw Tite makes a well engineered hitch for a C-5.

It is rated at 2,000 pounds.





Towing my rail speeder is like towing a drag chute. It cuts my gas mileage from about 29 mpg to about 11 mpg.


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I've got the same hitch, 500lb tounge weight, 2000lb max.
Old 01-26-2007, 09:13 AM
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Old 01-26-2007, 09:17 AM
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Dude, do you guys really do that crap? The engineers at GM made the Silverado and Sierra FOR A REASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guys, That wasn't the idea behind the Corvette!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If ya wanna tow something that bad !!! Buy a FORD !!!!
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You might be a Redneck if: Your Corvette has a trailer hitch!
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OMG
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I think I'm gonna be sick
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You might be a Redneck if: Your Corvette has a trailer hitch!

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Old 01-26-2007, 09:39 AM
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Not to hijack but ... I'd sure like to know more about the "rail speeder".
Seriously
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probally alot more than my little neon does- before i got a truck i stuck a hitch on it and pulled a 4x8 trailer fully loaded several times, one time im imagining 2500 lbs worth of furniture- not too great of an idea but it got the job done.
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Originally Posted by lukeee
Not to hijack but ... I'd sure like to know more about the "rail speeder".
Seriously


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