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03-11-2019, 07:55 AM
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Alpine Owners Club
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Towing
When travelling with your motor home how do you tow your car if its a automatic
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03-11-2019, 08:01 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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It depends on the car you want to tow. Look in the owner's manual under towing your vehicle four wheels down. It will tell you if you can tow it and what to do to prepare it for towing. If buying a vehicle to tow don't listen to the dealer when he tells you "no problem" ….look in the manual!
Geoff
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03-11-2019, 08:38 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
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Check the section called Recreational Towing.
That is where the info will be on towing 4 down, front wheels up, or trailer towing only.
Most front wheel drive, automatic cars, need to be towed on a dolly.
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03-11-2019, 08:39 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Georgie Boy Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: South Florida
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Owner Manual
If you don't have an Owner Manual go to the car manufacture and downloard the one for your car.
After doing that check to see if they make a Tow Bar for that car.
Most, but not all automatic trans or front wheel drive cars can be towed with all four wheel down. Some cars can be towed with the drive wheels on a dolly. My front whell car could not do to adjustable suspension,
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03-11-2019, 08:48 AM
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Insert vehicle info here and get towing info about that vehicle
Store : Remco
Then verify via Owners Manual
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03-11-2019, 08:55 AM
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Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
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Location: Vancouver, WA
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Owners manuals can also be wrong as we found out when negotiating with Honda.
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03-12-2019, 09:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Towing
Old Biscuit:
OB, this is a great link. I put in my toad and it gave me all the info on what equipment I needed. When I changed the transmission from manual to auto it told me I must use a tow dolly. Great link, thanks.
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03-12-2019, 09:56 PM
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Senior Member
Alpine Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Lake Wales, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheKassman
Old Biscuit:
OB, this is a great link. I put in my toad and it gave me all the info on what equipment I needed. When I changed the transmission from manual to auto it told me I must use a tow dolly. Great link, thanks.
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Just be sure you validate that info with the owners manual.
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2005 38' FDTS Alpine Limited, 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
Lake Wales, FL
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