No ,the h.p. is plenty and trans is very strong, the HHR could trailer 3000# if the hitch mounting point was stronger and the trailer had brakes.

 

I'll have pics this weekend of my new hidden hitch. I bought it off ebay and with shipping is cost around 125 bucks! Than was going to have someone install it until I saw a youtube.com video on how to do it. I installed it in about 40mins and saved $70 or more.

Oh and Bettie is a standard 5 speed, so I think she'll handle the load perfectly!

 

The five-speed isn't rated to tow anything...

 

Towing is hard on clutches. Automatics are typically rated to tow more because the converter provides torque multiplication at low speeds. Torque is what gets everything moving.

 

Is your hitch the one that is a curt class one....I havent found one that specifies hidden hitch on ebay... i need to get one for my panel to tow a jet ski

 

I thought motorcycles were made to ride?

 

 

I hope I am wrong but I think I smell burnt clutch. The 1000lb rating, as already stated, is for automatics not standards.

 

Tow ratings are supposed to be conservative. If your destination route is flat, you may be able to exceed the tow rating. Drive like your mother inlaw was in the back seat.

 

We towed anywhere between 1,200-1,500 (I know the subject says different) pounds on vacation in April. We towed a Can-Am Spyder (700 lbs) on a 5x9 ATV trailer (300-500 not sure) plus all of our stuff (maybe 50 lbs) plus us (350 lbs) from Pittsburg, CA to Flagstaff, AZ to Las Vegas, NV back to Pittsburg, CA. That drive included lots of mountains and the car did just fine. It ran a little hot at times but always fell back into line and we even averaged close to 20 MPG too.