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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Z View Post
    I doubt if the engineers thought people would believe it could tow anything with that whopping 74hp so they probably didn't even bother testing it.
    Maybe in the States people don't believe that, but elsewhere they do. I bought all my cars second hand, and so far my Space Star has the biggest engine of all, and is the first one which didn't have a towing hook when I bought it.

    For the record, my Space Star is also rated 0 kg towing capability.


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    For the hills I was talking about in hind sight I probably should have said mountains but around here we say hills to describe any incline. Not sure if the video will upload so I took some snap shots from it in case it doesn't load I'll put them up. This is from one of the more mild "hills" about a 14% grade. One of the steepest is a 2 and a half mile 18% grade and to give an idea my mirage empty can't get out of 2nd gear going up but there's a few switchbacks that make it worse. Not to mention when the abs was hooked up on my car coming down that hill it kicked on anytime I touched the brakes.
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    Looks beautiful. It looks like the kind of landscape where a picture doesn't really capture it.

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    It's quite a veiw but don't let it fool ya, there a lot of crime around here. Mostly drugs and robberies.

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    Here's my view on my daily commute (stopped at one of viewpoints)

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    Pa, near the Wilkes Barre-Scranton area. Don't know why those two cities are always grouped together since they're about a 45 minute drive apart.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Z View Post
    Pa, near the Wilkes Barre-Scranton area. Don't know why those two cities are always grouped together since they're about a 45 minute drive apart.
    The office.....

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    It's worth noting that some markets have offered a towing package for the mirage. It's something tiny like 750 or 1000 lbs, but it's out there. Uhaul will let you tow their smallest and second smallest trailers with it and offers vehicle-specific trailer wiring for the mirage. I haven't towed a trailer yet, but would keep it to side roads if I did. That said, Sensha has pulled a chevy cobalt before, and that was no problem. (5spd, used to bump start another 5spd on several occasions, and tow a rental car a few blocks to a gas station)


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