How about this idea: just "drive" your S to the Dragon.

 

citadelblue - you can tow anything anywhere and get away lucky. Your setup worked. You got lucky. Now, if you had to make a quick stop or a quick lane shift your luck may just run out. This is the problem with auto manufacturers claiming how awesome their trucks can tow, it is really a false representation of what is safe to pull. Getting an object moving is one thing, controlling it and stopping it is entirely another.

I see Cherokees, 4runners, Explorers towing huge boats all the time here in the Seattle area and I just shake my head wondering when (not if) that boat is going to be upside down on someone else's car.

I am glad you made it in one piece towing your vehicles, but really, please do not promote it.

 

I see 4wd SUVs stuck on the hills when it snows and I used to take my CRX up over Snoqualmie and Stevens all winter long without problems. There's a lot more to driving than the vehicle that is being driven.

I'd rather be on the road with a guy who has been trailering boats for 40 years and is pulling one with an Explorer than I would with a guy who has just bought his first boat and is pulling it with an F350 that he also just bought.

 

Agreed.

Just like entering a slide in the S, first reaction for a new driver is typically the wrong one. Constant throttle and steer out, don't aim to remove all power and try to minimize the potential damage buy reducing speed.

If the trailer starts wagging, first reaction should be to give it throttle to PULL the trailer straight before attempting to slow down again. It's a tough thing to do when it starts happening to you, but it can save it.

A little caution and not overworking any component of the towing truck (engine, suspension, brakes) is the best prevention.

 

I hear ya Mike. Experience > Equipment. But, the right equipment > wrong equipment

As for the pass, yeah, I make my way up there in the Civic and sometimes the S2000 in the snow. The 2wd 2500 stays at home.

 

Yes, that's true.

 

damn you reply fast

 

[QUOTE=knlg,Sep 4 2007, 02:24 PM] damn you reply fast

 

Thought about that too, but couldn't justify putting down 2000+ miles for one weekend.
Plus, that amount of highway driving w/ bugs, tars, rocks to the bumper is too harsh for my S.

Dan

 

In 1975 we towed a 1500 pound race car and trailer with a 1969 (or so) Volvo 145 wagon that was filled with race equipment. The Volvo had an 1800cc engine fed by dual SU carburettors producing about 95 hp. It was quite slow up hill!