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Originally Posted by kerry
How much will the Miata and trailer weigh? I'm pretty sure MB's maximum tow rating for the 123 is 2500lbs. I'm not sure any of the hitches available for the 123's in the US are rated that high. Since there is no frame to mount the hitch, I'd be a little leary about regularly towing that much weight.
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I’ll agree with this 100%
I have an aftermarket hitch (not the “donkey d—k” that MB put on them) on my 123.
It bolts to both the bumper and the spare tire/trunk well. I got it to pull my wooden skiffs around on light weight small boat trailers. That’s about the limit that I’d go with on a 123.
I have pulled my 19’ Newport sailboat with it, but steep ramps can be a bit spooky. And, I’d sure hate to have to swerve in a hurry.
I can’t see hauling anything like a twin axle trailer with another car (even a Miata) on it with a 123. I can just see you having the brakes set a smidge too high, hitting the brakes and watching that hitch rip out of your well. The shock mount bumper sure isn’t going to hold it from pulling on the well.
Then there’s the: “What’s going to happen in an emergency maneuver situation” ??
I don’t even want to think about that one.
Might be another story if you custom build something bolted to much more solid structure. Not sure what that might be in a 123 though. Even then, there’s still all the other factors.