Cars to avoid?

iirc there have been some pictures Ford Focus on here that look like a hand grenade went off under the hood. Some of their autos were real terds when they used an electronically controlled manual clutch in front of an auto trans instead of a torque converter.

There may have been some operator error on one of the postings but another one speculated that something hit the linkage which engaged and spun the engine about a zillion RPM and sent shrapnel through the hood.

old hard top JEEP.
Off road bumper and the tow brackets welded on.
https://www.extremeterrain.com/wrangler-jeep-jk-front-bumper.html

swimmer_spe wrote:

rk911 wrote:

swimmer_spe wrote:
I plan to do some back country canoeing. I want to leave a second vehicle at the end for me to load up and drive to my other vehicle.

I want to install a tow bar to the car so that I don't have to mess with it. Basically the 2 pivot bolts and away I go.

So, for the second vehicle, what make or models should I avoid?

so you want to leave the towbar on the toad?

I would like to just remove the 2 pivot bolts, but the thing that goes to the car will be welded to the car.

that thing is called a baseplate. pull the two pins and follow the auto mfg's steps to change from towed to driving mode...usually less than a minute...and away you go. you want a car that can be flat towed...towed on all 4-wheels. compared to the universe of cars and light trucks those that can be flat towed is a relatively short list. many (not all) jeeps, honda crv's are popular but there are others. navigate to the motorhome magazine website and look for their annual dinghy guides (they go back many years). it's free and a worthwhile read. us? we prefer jeeps.

rk911 wrote:

swimmer_spe wrote:
I plan to do some back country canoeing. I want to leave a second vehicle at the end for me to load up and drive to my other vehicle.

I want to install a tow bar to the car so that I don't have to mess with it. Basically the 2 pivot bolts and away I go.

So, for the second vehicle, what make or models should I avoid?

so you want to leave the towbar on the toad?

I would like to just remove the 2 pivot bolts, but the thing that goes to the car will be welded to the car.

swimmer_spe wrote:
I plan to do some back country canoeing. I want to leave a second vehicle at the end for me to load up and drive to my other vehicle.

I want to install a tow bar to the car so that I don't have to mess with it. Basically the 2 pivot bolts and away I go.

So, for the second vehicle, what make or models should I avoid?

so you want to leave the towbar on the toad?