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Originally Posted by pdrayton
Validius, thanks for the input.
What are you basing your statements that the 300D is not a tow vehicle on?
The information I have tending to make me think it's OK for under 1500KG is:
1. The tow ratings specified in Europe for the ostensibly the same car is 1500KG.
2. Others have done it and haven't had problems. One guy towed a trailer with furniture and stuff in it for about 1000 miles. Come to think of it, in all the posts I read, I didn't read anything from anyone saying they towed something and it damaged anything.
3. A number of american and European manufacturers make a trailer hitch specifically for this model, that is rated at 2000lbs.
If you have other information that negates this, please let us know. Otherwise, please state your opinions as such.
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You guys are forgetting that 95% of vehicles, including Mercs, sold in Europe, are manual transmission cars. A manual tranny can handle larger loads, longer time than a vanilla (stock) automatic can. Regards.