trailer to rent/borrow

[jambon T]

Hi all,
I need a trailer to rent/borrow to take my S1 to be fixed (dreaded HGF). I am based south of Reading nr Hook and would need the trailer on the 26th sept for a couple of days.

Any suggestions welcome - if I cant find a trailor then suggestions for tow companies etc are also welcome.

Cheers,
Jamie

[tricky 100]

Would it not be cheaper and a lot less hassle to join the RAC and let them do it ?

[Cuzza]

http://www.indespension.com/b2c/app/I00310?STID=15...

Assuming you';ve got a decent tow car they should be able to rent you something and remember it goes on backwards

[jambon T]

I'll give them a call. is that backwards as the engine is in the back ;-). would of got that wrong :-0

[Cuzza]

jambon T said:

I'll give them a call. is that backwards as the engine is in the back ;-). would of got that wrong :-0

Yeah - need the weight forward or at best it'll weave a lot, at worst.....you can probably guess

[jambon T]

I gave the Reading place a call, £45 pounds a day for the trailer which is an ok price for me - but I was going to use a ford focus st170 as the tow car. The guy tells me that's too small to trailer an Elise with . any thoughts on this ? what do you guys use as your tow car ???

[Cuzza]

I use a Passat TDI 130 estate but that's for towing a Caterham on what is probably a lighter trailer (do you know what they're going to give you?) but I know guys who use Golfs and Leons to tow the same setup with. You need to check the weights for the Focus really but a quick Google shows somewhere between 1200 and 1400 kgs. You need to allow at least 300kg for the trailer plus 850kg for the Elise puts you pretty close to that - do you know anyone with a Land Rover or estate car with a tow bar?