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mik wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:55 pm

Gavin wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:03 am back to the Borders with a horse for an ex.

I didn’t realise your ex was a horse.

He must have had a 'mare.

She was a bit of a nag apparently..

Gavin wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:03 am I wonder how on earth that Micra ended up towing? Do you think someone's car blew up and that was the only mate with a towbar?

It just cannot fathom how someone can afford an Elise and do trackdays in it but can’t afford a better tow car than a knackered micra with bald tyres. Just does not compute in my head.


I also have no idea how they manage to load / unload it, the trailer doesn’t look big enough to carry ramps long enough to get anywhere near the entry angle an Elise would need

integrale_evo wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:10 pm

Gavin wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:03 am I wonder how on earth that Micra ended up towing? Do you think someone's car blew up and that was the only mate with a towbar?

It just cannot fathom how someone can afford an Elise and do trackdays in it but can’t afford a better tow car than a knackered micra with bald tyres. Just does not compute in my head.


I also have no idea how they manage to load / unload it, the trailer doesn’t look big enough to carry ramps long enough to get anywhere near the entry angle an Elise would need

it's pretty bad when the cost of the tow ball is more than the car.

integrale_evo wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:10 pm

Gavin wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:03 am I wonder how on earth that Micra ended up towing? Do you think someone's car blew up and that was the only mate with a towbar?

It just cannot fathom how someone can afford an Elise and do trackdays in it but can’t afford a better tow car than a knackered micra with bald tyres. Just does not compute in my head.


I also have no idea how they manage to load / unload it, the trailer doesn’t look big enough to carry ramps long enough to get anywhere near the entry angle an Elise would need

It may be a tilt bed trailer similar to these:
https://www.iwt.co.uk/products/tiltbed/tb-tiltbed/

I generally don't like flat trailers though as they're a jack of all trades type deal - yes you can load any vehicle or plant machinery on it but you really want loads of tie down points for cars and machinery which these don't have and you really want a heavy duty siding for plant staff so it survives being crashed into which these don't have. And actually tilting them each time is a faff as is driving something onto a tilted bed.

Flat trailers the width of the car are great to tow with when space can be an issue, although they do leave the car higher which if you’re towing with say a Micro may make it a bit unstable

Dave!

PaulJ wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:21 pm

mik wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:55 pm

Gavin wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:03 am back to the Borders with a horse for an ex.

I didn’t realise your ex was a horse.

He must have had a 'mare.

I was and remain grateful to use the term "ex" put it that way.

Gavin wrote: Sun Aug 21, 2022 9:30 am

PaulJ wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:21 pm

mik wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:55 pm

I didn’t realise your ex was a horse.

He must have had a 'mare.

I was and remain grateful to use the term "ex" put it that way.

Best all round to have given her the hoof.

PaulJ wrote: Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:08 pm

Gavin wrote: Sun Aug 21, 2022 9:30 am

PaulJ wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:21 pm

He must have had a 'mare.

I was and remain grateful to use the term "ex" put it that way.

Best all round to have given her the hoof.

If only he'd listened to the neighsayers