Topic: Cadillac Fleetwood tow vehicle?

Anyone have any experience towing with the 90s B/D bodies? Found a hella sweet '93 Fleetwood in my neighborhood for a good price. It needs to be able to tow a heavy (3000+ lb) vehicle over mountains with some level of impunity. And it would make a great Judgemobile (when we won't need it to fetch transmissions)!

Good idea or no?

Re: Cadillac Fleetwood tow vehicle?

Sanctimoniously wrote:

Anyone have any experience towing with the 90s B/D bodies? Found a hella sweet '93 Fleetwood in my neighborhood for a good price. It needs to be able to tow a heavy (3000+ lb) vehicle over mountains with some level of impunity. And it would make a great Judgemobile (when we won't need it to fetch transmissions)!

Good idea or no?

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Re: Cadillac Fleetwood tow vehicle?

I love Fleetwoods. I love them so.

No idea on how they are towing, though. Any idea what it's rated for?

Re: Cadillac Fleetwood tow vehicle?

Found on interwebs:

Max towing capacity: 5,000 lbs.
Max towing capacity with V4P Trailer Towing Option: 7,000 lbs.

TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE

Goodyear Eagle GA P235/70R15 * Heavy-Duty Cooling System * Rear Axle, 3.42:1 Ratio * Ride Handling Suspension System (FE2) * Trailer Wiring Harness

Other research advocates towing in Drive and adding a trans cooler.  S/F....Ken M

Re: Cadillac Fleetwood tow vehicle?

Not quite a Fleetwood......but....
Can I interest you in an Eldorado???
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Re: Cadillac Fleetwood tow vehicle?

echosixmike wrote:

Found on interwebs:

Max towing capacity: 5,000 lbs.
Max towing capacity with V4P Trailer Towing Option: 7,000 lbs.

TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE

Goodyear Eagle GA P235/70R15 * Heavy-Duty Cooling System * Rear Axle, 3.42:1 Ratio * Ride Handling Suspension System (FE2) * Trailer Wiring Harness

Other research advocates towing in Drive and adding a trans cooler.  S/F....Ken M

Yeah, I think the Fleetwood we were looking at has the towing package. If we pull the trigger on it, I guess it won't be winning any drag races but it shouldn't have any issues towing our Lucerne and a trailer.

Re: Cadillac Fleetwood tow vehicle?

Sanctimoniously wrote:

Yeah, I think the Fleetwood we were looking at has the towing package. If we pull the trigger on it, I guess it won't be winning any drag races but it shouldn't have any issues towing our Lucerne and a trailer.

Just make sure to get auxiliary braking if you do an sort of hills...by this I mean even a tow dolly can have surge or electric brakes...get that.

Re: Cadillac Fleetwood tow vehicle?

A hearse would make a cool towing vehicle if you cans find one of those