Towing 4 down

lanerd wrote:
Ok, ok, maybe a manual trans Yaris (that's just a toy, isn't it? :>).... I can't even find it on the Remco site and I can't find my motor home dinghy towing guide.

Anyway, in 2010 we were looking for a new toad, preferably a Toyota (had three of them at the time) and one that held more than two people. Our first choice was a Rav4 but found out it was not 4-down towable. So we set our sights on the Highlander...nope, not that either. Then the 4-Runner...nope, once again not that too.

Got to checking all available sources, and at that time, we couldn't find anything Toyota made that was towable. Didn't check the Yaris....way too small for us.

Checked on this and other forums and the consensus was that Toyota was not interested in the "toad" world.

We narrowed down all other choices to the CRV and the Terrain (lots of others in this category) and decided upon the Terrain. So far, after 55K miles, it was a good choice.

Hope this helps

Ron

I really liked my Yaris Ron, but my wife didn't like driving a stick shift! So I sold it! I like you wanted to buy and tow a Toyota to tow all 4 down (my brother in law sales Toyotas), but as you discovered they don't make a towable all four down with a automatic transmission. So we just bought a new 2014 Honda CRV 4WD thru Costco. We were told by Honda that 2014 is the last year that the CRV can be towed all four down due to Honda is switching to the CRT transmission on the 2015 (CRT Transmission are currently used in Subaru's).

fltoftheconcord wrote:

lanerd wrote:
No Toyota can be towed 4-down without modifications. Been there, done that.

There is a person here on rv.net who does tow his Tacoma 4-down but has a driveshaft disconnect that has been pretty much error free. However, have read several post of people who also have drive shaft disconnects but have had a LOT of problems. So be aware.

Good luck

Ron

Perhaps this comment is in reference to Toyota pickups, but it's not accurate as a brand overall. Toyota Corolla's have been towable 4-down for years, including the 2014. Ditto with the Yaris. We have towed a Toyota Matrix / Pontiac Vibe (exact same car) over 20k miles with no issues at all. Put it in manual and go.

are you talking auto or stick. 2wd, 4wd, awd?
bumpy

lanerd wrote:
No Toyota can be towed 4-down without modifications. Been there, done that.

There is a person here on rv.net who does tow his Tacoma 4-down but has a driveshaft disconnect that has been pretty much error free. However, have read several post of people who also have drive shaft disconnects but have had a LOT of problems. So be aware.

Good luck

Ron

Perhaps this comment is in reference to Toyota pickups, but it's not accurate as a brand overall. Toyota Corolla's have been towable 4-down for years, including the 2014. Ditto with the Yaris. We have towed a Toyota Matrix / Pontiac Vibe (exact same car) over 20k miles with no issues at all. Put it in manual and go.

WILDEBILL308 wrote:
Lots of differences between a 28 year old Toyota truck and a new one.

You misunderstood me... I wasn't advocating towing my 86 PU, just mentioned that we had towed it at one time.

Ron

Lots of differences between a 28 year old Toyota truck and a new one. You use to be able to tow many things years ago not so much now. I had a 2012 Civic that could not be towed 4 down even in an emergency so I used a tow dolly. You know that person that talked to you on the phone has great deniability if something goes wrong. His name isn't on anything saying you can tow 4 down. Now I tow a 2014 CR-V 4 down much better,
Bill

I have a manual trans Subaru Forester that I have towed 35,000 miles so far.
No problems with a 2 wheel drive manual- Just check to see that the transmission lube is filled to where it should be and you will be good to go.

My "been there, done that" comment was directed towards the effort of looking for a Toyota to use as a toad. We pulled our 86 Toyota PU for a couple of years (4WD with man transfer case), and even pulled my Tundra one year by disconnecting the driveshaft at the rear end. We contemplated putting our Avalon on a dolly, but decided against it.

No disrespect to Remco, but I would never make a decision based upon the word of a salesman or person from the company. You need real world experienced people to guide you.

Good luck

Ron

I was thinking been there done that was actually doing and making it happen. I did talk to someone a REMCO which gave me some great info and made a hell of a lot sense. So I'm going to go with that.
Thanks guys.

Bumpyroad wrote:

Triker33 wrote:
f Remco Industries no longer sells the Drive Shaft Coupling (Disconnect). .

gee, if they are as wonderful as folks here would claim, I wonder why remco dropped them? I believe they also dropped the one for front wheel drive vehicles.
bumpy

Remco sold that division due to lagging sales as I recall.

Ok, ok, maybe a manual trans Yaris (that's just a toy, isn't it? :>).... I can't even find it on the Remco site and I can't find my motor home dinghy towing guide.

Anyway, in 2010 we were looking for a new toad, preferably a Toyota (had three of them at the time) and one that held more than two people. Our first choice was a Rav4 but found out it was not 4-down towable. So we set our sights on the Highlander...nope, not that either. Then the 4-Runner...nope, once again not that too.

Got to checking all available sources, and at that time, we couldn't find anything Toyota made that was towable. Didn't check the Yaris....way too small for us.

Checked on this and other forums and the consensus was that Toyota was not interested in the "toad" world.

We narrowed down all other choices to the CRV and the Terrain (lots of others in this category) and decided upon the Terrain. So far, after 55K miles, it was a good choice.

Hope this helps

Ron