Could my 1994 Mazda Protege DX make it pulling a trailer from Killeen, TX to New Jersey?
I have a 1994 mazda protege with 150,000 miles that i recently bought, it was well taken care of before. I am moving from Ft. Hood TX with my husband he’s in the US Army back home to NJ, we don’t have too many things to do so he wants pull a trailer with our stuff, and I want to just rent a u haul and attach our car because I dont think it will make it? I need some opinions! Thank You! A: Towing with your ’94 Mazda Protege is hard on both the engine and the transmission. The specs I’ve found for the car (at least in the US) show the Manufacturer does Not recommend towing with this vehicle. In Europe (see 2nd attached web article), small cars tow more frequently than in the US. A general rule of thumb is that your car can tow about 30% of its weight; however, it actually matters whether you have the 1.5L engine or the 1.8L one, the latter having about 30hp more. I’ve enclosed a 3rd web article showing you how to calculate what you can tow…..but… With all that said, if it were me, I’
