Merely installing anything resembling a tow bar on my hybrid Honda Civic
will void the CVT warranty.
-
Martin


Dwayne Reid wrote:
> At 08:38 PM 5/7/2008, Herbert Graf wrote:
> 
>> Unfortunately most of North America has an incorrect opinion on
>> trailers. Most of us think that to tow ANYTHING you need a big truck
>> with a V8 engine.
>>
>> Fact is pretty much ANY car is capable of towing 1000-1500lbs. While
>> most cars do have a tow rating in the manual, most dealerships will
>> claim it's not a good idea. That's rubbish.
> 
> I'm driving a 2005 Pontiac Sunfire.  Both my car owner's manual and 
> the dealership say that while the automatic transmission version of 
> that vehicle is OK for trailer towing, the manual transmission 
> version is NOT suitable for towing.  I truly wish I had known that 
> before I purchased the car - I wouldn't have.
> 
> I'm assuming that the wussy little tiny clutch is the weak link in 
> the chain.  I simply plan to install one of the new ceramic-type 
> clutch assemblies if and when I really do have to install a trailer 
> hitch.  As it stands, this is the first vehicle I've owned where I 
> haven't installed a hitch.
> 
> dwayne
> 

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