On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 01:58:18 GMT, "Aaron Bootz"
wrote:

Well, guys, I have couple of questions about towing a boat. I am thinking
to buy a boat.

I have a 97 Nissan quest mini van which has 152HP with towing capacity of
3500lbs (on manual). It does have a trailer hitch for boat.

Thequestion is: is the Nissan Quest able to tow the boat? I am living in
mid-west so there is no mountain or anything. Many ppl told me that use a
mini van to tow a boat is a very bad idea. But I dont want to spend more
money on a new truck or SUV. How bad will it be to use a mini van to tow a
boat?

Thanks very much



Aaron- a little more information would be helpful, like "what size
boat?". What size engine? Do you have the "tow package"? )

I regularly use a 4.0L Aerostar van to tow a 2000 lb. Starcraft, with
no problems. I use the same van to tow my camper to Maine every year,
with no problems. It's not a *big* tow vehicle, but I always smile
when it accelerates uphill to pass a truck.

Based strictly upon your information, you should be able to tow a
3,500 lb. boat/trailer combo, but I wouldn't push it to the upper
limits if it's a long tow.

noah

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