Towing an automatic Mazda miata

Newbies to this wrote:
Looks like I'll have to get a trailer if I want to take my Miata with me.

Another possible option is to sell your automatic and buy a NC 5 or 6 speed manual, retractable hardtop. They are 100X more fun anyway.

Tim

Looks like I'll have to get a trailer if I want to take my Miata with me. Thanks to everyone for their I put on this.

A Miata is so low to the ground, would you be able to use a tow dolly - front or rear? As light as it is, I would think a trailer would be best... just make sure the trailer ramp(s) is suitable to get the Mazda up on it.

If I REALLY wanted to tow MY Miata on a dolly, I'd back it on, lock the steering wheel and go, after making sure that the nose was clear of the ground.

Note the words MY, and I, this is not a recommendation of what anyone else should do. But the again, I had my first, and LAST tow dolly experience in 1999.

Newbies to this wrote:
I...would like to haul my 2002 miata w/ auto trans. Is it possible to use a car dolly for this?

In a word, "No". Trailer ONLY!

Read the thread that link pauldub posted. Your answer is there.

Tim

Here's the answer from the best forum for this question.

Check the owners manual to be sure whether or not you can tow it four down.

According to Remco it can only be towed on a trailer. That's for a standard transmission, so I doubt an automatic can be towed on a dolly.

The car owners manual almost always has a section telling about how to safely tow the vehicle.

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