What cars can be towed flat down?

I think the Accord is towable. What makes Honda transmission towable is they do not have a pan the oil drains into. There is enough movement or splashing of oil to keep everything well lubricated. None of the gears or clutches are engaged unless the engine is running. There is a mechanical gear change with reverse which is why you must walk the transmission thru each gear as Clay L described to ensure a full and complete disengagement.

I towed a 98 Accord for several years maybe 10,000 miles behind the RV along with the car being my daily driver. Your Accord, one generation younger, the transmission is very similar but with the addition of a fifth gear. I wore mine out at 215,000 miles. Second gear clutch was slipping and was starting to get a knock from the crank shaft area. Now driving a 2010 Accord and towing a 2005 CRV.

Join FMCA and they have an excellent towing guide that is published annually. I like the Jeep line as they are factory designed to be towed. Not all models and most require 4 wheel drive but I push one button and the car is ready to tow with no REMCO pumps or other add-ons. Get where you are going and push the same button and the drive train is re-engaged. It just could not be any more simple.

REMCO's website is not always up to date. A friend purchased a new 2016 Cadillac Escalade and REMCO said it is not towable 4 down. The manual states that it IS towable and he is towing it.

I've been eye-balling a new tow vehicle and peeked at the Escalade but I really don't want something quite that heavy. The new SRX replacement is not towable from what my friend told me as he traded in the mid sized Cadillac wanting the same thing.

So, I've been looking at the Lincoln MKC which is about the size of the Honda CR-V and the sister to the Ford Escape. It would fit our needs and the weight is about 4,000 lbs.

MM.

Here's a 2015 towing guide:

2015 Towing Guide

2gypsies wrote:
Here's a 2015 towing guide:

2015 Towing Guide

Interesting that it doesn't show the Lincoln MKC.... a Ford/Lincoln representative assured me that it is flat towable.

MM.

The MKC isn't in the Ford tow-able list either.

We've found that dealers generally don't have a clue. If you want to tow a car and they want to sell a car well....there you have it. Best to read the manual at least.

...just like buying a truck. Can this truck pull a 15,000 lb 5th wheel? Sure it can! :)

We had a Ford F150 and a 23' TT before the DP. The F150 could not be flat towed and I didn't want to keep commuting in a vehicle that got 10-11MPG.

I wanted a compact car with auto trans that could be flat towed. That list is very short. We bought a 2015 Chevy Sonic. We also bought a 7-year extended warranty so that if there are any mechanical issues due to being flat towed, it's covered.

We have a 2015 Ford C-Max Energi (Hybrid) that we have just started towing 4-down. Push button start - start the car, shift into Neutral - stop the car. Very easy, so far so good.

I have towed my Accord for 80,000 with no problems. The 2004 is towable 4 down.