Towed Vehicles

[ftiernay]

Looking to change our towable & we are considering a Mazda 3 manual transmission.

I can't find much online about the compatibility of this vehicle in the RV world.

Thanks

[HeelDice]

http://webcontent.goodsam.com/motorh...inghyGuide.pdf

[Algoma]

Originally Posted by ftiernay

Looking to change our towable & we are considering a Mazda 3 manual transmission.

I can't find much online about the compatibility of this vehicle in the RV world.

Thanks

Mazda does not list any of their cars being towable.

[dennis45]

Not exactly a mainstream choice for a toad but you can start with this company. They handle all popular makes and are good folks to deal with.

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[LennyC]

Toyota and Mazda teamed up on the Mazda 2/Yaris clone, and we purchased a 2016 manual transmission Yaris LE 5-door Hatchback specifically for towing four-wheels down behind our Canyon Star.

Selling price on the Yaris was approx $15,000, and setting it up with Blue Ox towbar equipment and auxiliary brake controller cost another $3500. So far, over 6,500 miles and it has performed extremely well at speeds in the 63 mph range, and up to 78 mph on one occasion.

Yaris is light (2,315 lbs), compact, and easy to set up for the daily tow: brake controller on, tested, key on AUX, handbrake off, gearshift in Neutral. Toyota recommends running the engine for about 3 minutes after a day of towing, so I do that while I'm unhooking the tackle.

Good hunting for your toad. Ribbit!