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Re: [A/S] Acura as Tow Vehicle



> The Hensley sounds like a great piece of
> engineering but is probably expensive overcontrol with
> our new rig. >


It is a great piece of engineering. Overcontrol?  Say you're on the freeway, 
it's windy and rainy. A moving van blows by you at 80mph..... your trailer 
starts to sway..... you lose control. 

Trust me, you'll not use terms like "over control" after that.

> <  The second question concerns safety & marketing. 
> Most every picture we saw, from Airstreams' brochures
> to Internet sites, showed traveltrailers being towed
> by SUVs.  Salesmen we talked with before we found this
> list said we would have no problem towing with an SUV,
> provided we stayed generally within weight capacities.
> How is there such a disconnect between their expert
> (new buyers like ourselves would assume) opinion,
> people experiencing deadly crashes, and all of your
> long-term experience?  Salesmen we can understand but
> A/S themselves? >


You don't think Airstream is trying to sell you a trailer?

Hunter