Thanks Tom! That really helps. It's always hard to tell which warnings
are written by engineers and which ones are written by lawyers :-)

Chris


--- In PriusMods@yahoogroups.com, "Tom S" <talonts@...> wrote:
>
> --- In PriusMods@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Norloff" <0404@> wrote:
> >
> > Anybody know where to get a trailer hitch for the original model Prius
> > (this one's a 2003). CoastalEtech sells one but it's for bicycle racks
> > and not for towing. Nobody else I can find has one, even those like
> > Curt who used to sell them.
> >
> > Any ideas? Is the 2004-2008 Prius hitch similar and could be
> > modified? Otherwise, next step is to see what a custom-made one costs.
>
> Any decent trailer shop in your area should be able to cobble one up
> pretty quickly/cheaply, BUT...
>
> While the Coastal isn't rated to tow, I've used one on my 2Gs to tow
> up to 2000lbs before. While I wouldn't go that heavy very often, I
> tow 500lbs or so all the time (the 4x8 trailer is almost 300 by
itself!).
>