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bobmutch · 05-09-2013, 11:45 AM

I have a 2000 VW Golf TDI that gets 56mpg. I bought a 5'x8' enclosed trailer for $1300 added two new tires and rims for $180, paid $169 for tax, $40 to register it and get a plate, and libility insurance is free at State Farm but I opted for $50 a year for fire and theft. My mileage drops down to 30mpg when I am pulling the trailer. I use the trailer to deliver furniture where I work after hours for which my boss pays for the gas, time (goes on my pay stub), and each time pays a bit toward the trailer until it get paid off.

I think it was a good way to go. Do remember you will take a major hit on fuel mileage.

05-09-2013, 11:45 AM	#80 (permalink)
bobmutch EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: aylmer, ontario, canada Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have a 2000 VW Golf TDI that gets 56mpg. I bought a 5'x8' enclosed trailer for $1300 added two new tires and rims for $180, paid $169 for tax, $40 to register it and get a plate, and libility insurance is free at State Farm but I opted for $50 a year for fire and theft. My mileage drops down to 30mpg when I am pulling the trailer. I use the trailer to deliver furniture where I work after hours for which my boss pays for the gas, time (goes on my pay stub), and each time pays a bit toward the trailer until it get paid off. I think it was a good way to go. Do remember you will take a major hit on fuel mileage.