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Originally Posted by seeremlive
They do in the UK. When I was there for work last summer for a few weeks I spoke with a father and son pulling one to a outing while they were filling up for the drive. They said it pulls fine, but takes a while to get up to speed. The brakes are adequate if you use them properly. No short stops. They use it just about every other weekend and have the 1.4L engine.
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The problem with this scenario is that yes, the Fit brakes are probably barely adequate under totally ideal conditions with a camper trailer unless it was absolutely tiny and weighed next to nothing (my minimalist 30 year old Appleby with zero amenities, just an aluminum body and tent comes to mind). The first time you have to do any sort of accident avoidance stop because you get cut off, deer jumps out, you have a blowout, who knows what, I think these guys are way on the outside edge of safety. CAN you do it? Sure. SHOULD you? I think you'd have to give some serious thought to that one. Part of being safe in traffic is having enough spare braking, acceleration, and handling capacity to react to the unknown in an emergency. If you are at 90% of your capability just cruising down a flat, straight road at 55mph with a trailer, then you are not being safe because you have no margin left for when conditions inevitably become less than ideal. Just my opinion.