2001 Dodge Neon 3-speed auto as towed

john&bet wrote:
I wouldn't. What if a bounch/bump caused the shifter to engage to drive mode?

I've towed thousands of miles with the shifter in neutral of my Saturn and hit hundreds of bumps and it's always stayed in neutral. I don't think the engine running would make that more likely to happen, and even if it did it would cause no more harm than coasting down a hill in drive with the engine running, in other words no harm at all.

I've known several snowbirds that haul cars from Upstate NY to Florida and back using exactly that method. I do recall one of them had a wireless camera they placed in the car with a view of the dash for safety, but I don't see that as necessary for the short run you'll be making. As far as any concerns about it dropping into gear from a bump, it's no different than any other 4-down towed car, and I've never heard of it happening. The only difference between this method and the Remco pump will be the "overkill" HP you have turning the lube pump.

Your good with that. I have done it more than once with my 2000

I wouldn't. What if a bounch/bump caused the shifter to engage to drive mode?

You can do exactly as you proposed. Start the engine, put it in neutral and just tow it the short distance. My friend has towed his honda crv all the way across Nebraska with the engine idling. He had stopped at a rest stop and started the engine, ran it through the gears as prescribed by Honda for towing---but forgot to turn it off. So you can easily do it on purpose for a few miles. Good travels.

Rent a tow dolly from U-Haul for that trip?