Towing

Anyone know what the towing figures are for the micra? Braked and unbraked. Also anyone with experience with how the micra goes towing a trailer. I want to do some part time handy-man work on the weekends and need to tow a 6X4 with probably 200kg of tools in it.

No info on any stickers on the car and lost the manual. Don't have tow bar fitted yet as I don't know if it will work for what I want. Thinking of maybe buying a new......wait for it.......... Great Wall single cab tray back to use for this. Now I don't want to have people posting crap about the great wall utes as I know 6 tradies using them without dramas and there a bargain.

Ok this may be of some use to you:

http://micra.com.au/community/message.php?messageid=42098

Specifically, this bit:




I'm not too knowledgeable about trailers and towing, but I can't remember ever seeing a braked box trailer. Either way, I don't think that 200KG in a trailer would be too much worry in terms of power loss as I've had 4 big blokes and myself in my Micra and that would've been more than 200KG extra easy :P Also, I've never been designated driver since then!

---dens

I've got a small trailor about a 4x4 and the Micra tows it easily full with gravel (the trailor that is), I've towed larger sized cars over shorter distances.
You need to be a bit carefull as I got caught once trying to tow an (empty) box trailor and had to try to make a start from traffic lights on a wet road on a hill, almost did not make it due to wheel spin.

750 kg braked here in the UK. I couldn't find a caravan that light that I'd be happy with.