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Can I use a Miata trailer on a Protege?
I own a 2000 Mazda Protege ES
Nice car and GREAT reliability but a little boring at times and no way to haul CARGO at all. If I want to go to best buy to purchase a new 20: TV... I cant even get the box inside the Protege trunk or back seat Soooo..... I'm wondering if I can buy and use a small trailer for a Miata with my Protege? That way I could haul things NOW.... but also have the trailer for when I do buy a Miata. <g> Will it work? What's a trailer cost? |
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Can I use a Miata trailer on a Protege?
I've used a friend's trailer from Harbor Freight with no
complaints. To me, the only reason to consider the one Lowe's sells is if you have a need to roll heavy things up onto the trailer. Their trailer has a tailgate that folds down and is big enough to use as a ramp - the Harbor Freight one doesn't. Also, if I remember right, you do have to add your own flooring to the Harbor Freight trailer, but then the $300 saved can buy a lot of exterior plywood! Randy "XS11E" > wrote in message ... > wrote in : > > > I own a 2000 Mazda Protege ES > > > > Nice car and GREAT reliability but a little boring at > > times and no way to haul CARGO at all. If I want to go > > to best buy to purchase a new 20: TV... I cant even get > > the box inside the Protege trunk or back seat > > > > Soooo..... I'm wondering if I can buy and use a small > > trailer for a Miata with my Protege? > > > > That way I could haul things NOW.... but also have the > > trailer for when I do buy a Miata. <g> > > > > Will it work? What's a trailer cost? > > I investigated small trailers, look at Harbor Freight and check this one out: > > http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...6XG&lpage=none |
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Can I use a Miata trailer on a Protege?
"BCRandy" > wrote in
: > To me, the only reason to consider the one Lowe's sells is if you > have a need to roll heavy things up onto the trailer. Their > trailer has a tailgate that folds down and is big enough to use as > a ramp - the Harbor Freight one doesn't. Which is exactly why I'm looking at the Lowes trailer and not the HF. > Also, if I remember right, you do have to add your own flooring to > the Harbor Freight trailer, Depends entirely which HF trailer you get, they list a bunch of them. |
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Can I use a Miata trailer on a Protege?
XS11E > wrote:
>I investigated small trailers, look at Harbor Freight and check this one out: > >http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...6XG&lpage=none Yeah..... I could get one of those But I was thinking more along the lines of a nice looking Miata trailer that I could not only use for utility purposes.... but also use to haul luggage and clothes and such when traveling |
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Can I use a Miata trailer on a Protege?
pltrgyst > wrote:
>I don't think there's any such thing as a "Miata trailer." A trailer is a >trailer; so log as it and the car agree on ball size and wiring, they work. So >you should be able to use any lightweight trailer, and there are hundreds of >manufacturers in the US. OK I actually thought they made a specific trailer for the Miata's |
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Can I use a Miata trailer on a Protege?
Some years back, a small trailer was advertized briefly for the Miata. In
reality, it was a motorcycle trailer looking for a new market. "I actually thought they made a specific trailer for the Miata's" > wrote in message ... > pltrgyst > wrote: > > >I don't think there's any such thing as a "Miata trailer." A trailer is a > >trailer; so log as it and the car agree on ball size and wiring, they work. So > >you should be able to use any lightweight trailer, and there are hundreds of > >manufacturers in the US. > > OK > > I actually thought they made a specific trailer for the > Miata's |
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