Honda Car Forum

#21 (**permalink**) 01 May 2006, 05:37 pm

On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:22:06 GMT, "Matt" <shaylaylay@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>what kind of honda are you thinking about buying

I'd like to be able to tow a 2006 Accord with auto trans using a tow
bar with four wheels on the ground.

>"lanman" <xlanmanx@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:csa852pa4lv4hfden1t8tprv4or09lrejl@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:10:53 GMT, TomP <-roadcyc@socal.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>>lanman wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am in the market for a new vehicle, and part of my requirements are
>>>> that the vehicle be able to tow a small trailer, and at other times be
>>>> towed itself (as in behind an RV). According to Motorhome Magazine,
>>>> the only Honda capable of being towed is the CR-V.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone here know of other Hondas that are towable. I need to be
>>>> able to tow the vehicle with four wheels on the ground using a tow
>>>> bar. Thanks...
>>>
>>>Once you buy the car it's your car you can do with it, as you please.
>>>
>>>Honda is not in the business of testing their products for use with
>>>uncontrolled
>>>aftermarket devices.
>>
>> Perhaps true - but until such time as car manufacturers make cars that
>> never break down, then every car manufacturer must provide
>> instructions on how their vehicles may be safely towed.
>>
>> The exception was the CR-v.
>>
>> Of course this begs the question - why the CR-V and no others? With so
>> many cars sharing platforms now, there would seem to be a possibility
>> that there might be others.
>>
>>
>> And, in the end it was learned that
>>>customers would not follow the procedures 100% of the time. That one time
>>>they fail to
>>>do so; boom! goes automatic transmission.
>>>
>>>Tow dolly or trailer is best; second best is manual trans. As I recall
>>>the BlueOx
>>>company has just what you need to tow a CR-v...
>>
>> Thanks. I'll check them out.
>

----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==----
http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups
---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Looking at Some Used Hondas	Elle	Honda 2	23	08 Dec 2006 11:33 am
UK Hondas	kvnwood4@aol.com	Honda 3	6	29 Apr 2005 10:33 am
AWD 2002 CR-V Improperly Towed	DavidB	Honda 3	1	21 Aug 2004 04:52 pm
Why mod Hondas	James Wright	Honda 2	4	11 May 2004 09:25 pm
'90-'93 Hondas...	vze33sg4@mail.verizon.net	Honda 2	4	08 Oct 2003 01:03 pm

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)