[Mgs] MG, how heavy art thou? And, a fateful tale of four fenders

[Steve]

If you are going to use it a few times, I would recommend getting your own
trailer.  First, U-Haul will give you a fit unless you have the right truck,
or you rent one of theirs.  U-Haul is notorious for causing great pains to
renters, from long wait times with disgruntled staff that are overbooked
from the toll free dispatch to difficult CYA rental policies.

And if you have your own trailer, you'll get more use out of it than a
pickup truck and you won't pay as much for it.  At 25xxlbs, you are just
over the towing capacity of just about any car.   For short distances, I
wouldn't worry about that at all, for long distances, you'll want the
biggest truck you can find simply for the comfort of having the trailer do
what its told.  Smaller trucks tend to "follow" the trailer more.

I've towed two GTs 3 times on 3 different kinds of trailers, one of which
was a U-Haul.

-Steve

On 7/3/07, Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Kerbside weights (full tank plus all extras) range from 2303lb for an
> early
> roadster to 2529 for a late rubber bumper GT V8.  An early roadster
> unladen
> weight is given as 1920lb i.e. no fuel or extras.  Dry engine with clutch
> is
> 358lb for an early 3-bearing.  Gearbox is 78lb.  Rear axle 117.5lb for
> disc
> wheels, 123lb for wires.  Info from the Leyland Workshop Manual.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > I'm torn between renting the u-haul or buying, but I need to know weight
> > of car.
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