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Old 03-16-2008 | 02:24 PM
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After countless people told me that you can't put an S2000 on this trailer:

This trailer is a 16' dove tail trailer. It weighs 1500 lbs.

Let me know what you guys think.

Here are my gas mileage stats for my 2007 Honda Ridgeline.


Kingsland, Ga -->Tifton, Ga

136.9 miles
10.126 gallons 89 grade gasoline
13.520 mpg

Tifton, Ga -->Locust Grove, Ga

148.1 miles
12.060 gallons 93 grade gasoline
12.272 mpg

Locust Grove, Ga --> ???, Al

121.4 miles
9.592 gallons 93 grade gasoline
12.660 mpg

???, Al --> Jasper, Ms

97.1 miles
6.985 gallons 93 grade gasoline
13.901 mpg

Jasper, Ms -->Tupelo, Ms

133.8 miles
11.625 gallons 93 grade gasoline
11.510 mpg

Tupelo, Ms -->Forrest City, Ar

130.4 miles
10.531 gallons 93 grade gasoline
12.382 mpg

Forrest City, Ar -->Crystal Hill, Ar

95.2 miles
7.148 gallons 93 grade gasoline
13.318 mpg

Crystal Hill, Ar -->Altus, Ok

119.4 miles
9.000 gallons 91 grade gasoline
13.267 mpg

Altus, Ok -->Checotah, Ok

105.8 miles
8.413 gallons 91 grade gasoline
12.576 mpg

1088.1 miles
85.48 gallons
Average MPG = 12.729


Harrah, Ok -->Checotah, Ok

103.7 miles
10.106 gallons 87 grade gasoline
10.261 mpg

Checotah, Ok -->Clarksville, Ar

125.7 miles
10.290 gallons 87 grade gasoline
12.216 mpg

Clarksville, Ar -->Brinkley, Ar

162.6 miles
13.130 gallons 87 grade gasoline
12.384 mpg

Brinkley, Ar -->Olive Branch, Ms

92.2 miles
8.446 gallons 87 grade gasoline
10.900 mpg

Olive Branch, Ms -->Fulton, Al

108.2 miles
10.319 gallons 87 grade gasoline
10.486 mpg

Fulton, Ms -->Birmingham, Al

126.5 miles
11.346 gallons 87 grade gasoline
11.149 mpg

Birmingham, Al -->Opelika, Al

145 miles
11.304 gallons 87 grade gasoline
12.863 mpg

Opelika, Al -->Albany, Ga

111.3 miles
8.268 gallons 87 grade gasoline
13.462 mpg

Albany, Ga -->Waycross, Ga

124.2 miles
10.284 gallons 87 grade gasoline
12.078 mpg


1099.8 miles
93.493 gallons
Average MPG = 11.763



Assuming you spend $4.00/ gal 87 grade and $4.20/ gal 93 grade you will spend:

$373.97 for 93.493 gallons of 87 grade gasoline
$359.02 for 85.480 gallons of 93 grade gasoline
Old 03-16-2008 | 04:14 PM
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That looks a lot like my car trailer... Why did people tell you that you can't put it on there??
Old 03-16-2008 | 04:22 PM
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The ramps that come with the trailer are only 4' long. The angle is too steep with such short ramps. I removed the center four planks and bolted them together to form 14' ramps. The trailer place I bought the trailer from said this trailer wouldn't work. They tried to get me to have one built that would cost 5 grand. This trailer cost me 1500.
Old 03-16-2008 | 04:26 PM
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nice what kinda zorst you got on there? looks like cannon!
Old 03-16-2008 | 04:32 PM
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I had to look up what zorst was. It's a megan.
Old 03-16-2008 | 05:20 PM
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Hey James, I don't think your car will fit on that trailer....... Oh, wait

Old 03-16-2008 | 05:56 PM
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Please see pics in first post. Thanks Mike.
Old 03-16-2008 | 07:28 PM
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now that its on there, where do you plan to take it?????
Old 03-16-2008 | 07:43 PM
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Way to go James, you really showed them critics!
Old 03-17-2008 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisn,Mar 16 2008, 11:28 PM
now that its on there, where do you plan to take it?????
I'm taking it to Oklahoma in May. I'm doing all the prep work right now.


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