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Sep 01, 2016

DINGHY TOWING

We purchased a 2010 Honda Fit sport with auto trans,because it was listed as towable the salesman showed us on page 238 Honda owners manual this vehicle could be towed 4 wheels down all you had to do is run it thru the drill FOOT BRAKE ON SHIFT PARK DOWN TO N THEN DOWN TO D HOLD FOR FEW MINUTE'S then back to N LET IT RUN 4 MORE MINUTES IN N TURN OFF KEY TO ACC, THEN DO NOT TOW FASTER THEN 65 MPH EVER.STOP EVERY 8 HOURS AND REPEAT DRILL,, WE DID THIS DRILL EVERY 3 HOURS drove at 60 mph top speed AND ON A TRIP TO SEATTLE, WE BURNED THE AUTO TRANS UP COSTS $4665.88 to repair it, THREE TRANS REPAIR SHOPS TOLD ME THIS VEHICLES TRANS CANT BE TOWED HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE WHO WAS THINKING ON BUYING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

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  • I LOVE my Saturn Outlook!!
    I just Hookup tow bar & safety cable, connect lights, connect brake control, put the shift in 'N' with the brake off and key at the Aux position - and Tow Away!!!
  • What did Honda say?
    Did any of the transmission shops put their opinion in writing
  • With all the info on the internet I would have checked for flat towing on there 1st, never believe a salesman, besides even if it could be flat towed why buy it if you had to stop every 8 hours and do all that stuff, seems difficult..

    Should have bought a Wrangler. :C
  • this is part of the reason we tow jeeps. no muss, no fuss, simple to hook up, simple to disconnect, no speed/time/distance restrictions. about as EZ as it can get.
  • .http://www.irv2.com/forums/f85/flat-towing-honda-fit-116093.html - there are quite a few folks that are flat towing this model without any problems.

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