Towing a Honda

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R. P. - 29 Jul 2005 08:11 GMT

Once in a while I see some big motor home towong a smaller car, such as
a Civic, which makes me wonder how advisable that is. I always thought
that a car should only be towed on its unpowered wheels. That's why tow
trucks always lift the front of front wheel drive cars, such as the
Hondas are. (That leaves the issue open for all-wheel-drive vehicles,
of course. ;-) What is the latest expert concensus on this issue?

Rudy

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motsco_ _ - 29 Jul 2005 14:23 GMT

> Once in a while I see some big motor home towing a smaller car, such as
> a Civic, which makes me wonder how advisable that is. I always thought
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> Rudy

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Here are some of the answers about AWD Hondas being towed behind motorhomes.

http://www.hondasuv.com/stg/viewtopic.php?t=10955&

Only trick is the sequence, when putting the automatic tranny into
NEUTRAL, and you have to start the vehicle every 8 hours and run it
through the gears to 'flush' some fresh ATF into the right places.Same
for the FWD's with auto tranny.

'Curly'

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Steve Bigelow - 29 Jul 2005 14:38 GMT

> Once in a while I see some big motor home towong a smaller car, such as a
> Civic, which makes me wonder how advisable that is. I always thought that
> a car should only be towed on its unpowered wheels. That's why tow trucks
> always lift the front of front wheel drive cars, such as the Hondas are.
> (That leaves the issue open for all-wheel-drive vehicles, of course. ;-)
> What is the latest expert concensus on this issue?

The easiest solution is to tow a manual car.

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