# Should I tow a 5 x 8 trailer with a 2005 Corolla? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** corolla, toyota\ **Created:** [September 21, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-tow-a-5-x-8-trailer-with-a-2005-corolla/55410 "2010-09-21T15:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cactuscritter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@cactuscritter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cactuscritter)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-tow-a-5-x-8-trailer-with-a-2005-corolla/55410/1 "2010-09-21T15:54:50Z")
I need to drive 1500 miles towing a UHaul 5 x 8 trailer with my 2005 Corolla. Is this going to shorten the life of my car? ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-tow-a-5-x-8-trailer-with-a-2005-corolla/55410/2 "2010-09-21T16:20:48Z")
You might search this site for this subject. There is a great deal of negative opinion on that proposition. I’ll throw mine in here now, a Toyota Corolla is not even close to being able to safely and reliably pull a 5 X 8 trailer. ---
**Author:** ![richw46](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@richw46](https://community.cartalk.com/u/richw46)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-tow-a-5-x-8-trailer-with-a-2005-corolla/55410/3 "2010-09-21T16:45:14Z")
You can tow up to 1500 lbs, total weight, with a permanent class 1 hitch (no bumper hitches.) On a 5x8 trailer that’s probably at least half of what you can tow. Most moving companies or truck stops have a scale you can use to see what the total package weighs. What might be better is to rent a larger truck and tow the Corolla on a dolly.