S2000?

Ahh, a dilemma many of us faced when we first got a motorized RV. Nothing you own is flat towable as is, don't want to buy a new vehicle, nor do you want to modify what you have. Been there. :)

If getting another vehicle or modifying an existing one to flat tow is definitely not an option, my recommendation is this: Get you a tow dolly or flatbed trailer, and use (tolerate) that for the time being to tow one of the vehicles you have.

Then, when it comes time that you'd be replacing, trading one of your vehicles anyway, trade it for one that is flat towable as is. You can then sell the dolly or flatbed trailer and use the $$ you get back out of it to help pay for a tow bar, base plates, etc. to get your new vehicle set up to tow.

Thats what I WISH we would have done, haha. We started out with the dolly, did not like it, sold it, used the $$ to modify an existing vehicle to tow (added a lube pump). That lasted about a year, 'til we got to where we just didn't trust the lube pump, so chose to trade our other vehicle that was getting old (my everyday driver) in for one that is flat towable as is (Ford Fusion hybrid).

In hindsight, I wish we would have just toughed it out with the dolly until trading my vehicle, and never put the lube pump in DW's vehicle (Kia Sedona van). Would have saved a lot of $$ in the long run, haha. :)

DEMCO makes a folding tow dolly with brakes, but I think it's expensive. DEMCO makes good stuff but their prices reflect it.

It's not unusual to see people stow their tow dolly mostly under the rear of the MH.

Some people put a hitch on the back of their toad so they can haul the dolly or trailer around the RV Park/campground to get it to a storage area.

The truck manual says it can be towed with the rear (drive) wheels on a dolly, but I'm not keen on that solution. I don't see why the Accord or the S2000 couldn't also be towed with the drive wheels on a dolly, although neither manual addresses this one way or the other.

But I don't want to deal with a dolly, if possible, let alone a trailer. I camp a lot at rustic National Forest campgrounds while fishing. I think that finding room to park more than the motorhome and a toad would often be an issue. Also, even with a dolly, I would see a need for me to manhandle the dolly out of the way – surely not an easy task for an old man on ground that's neither flat (often) nor paved.

I'll be the first to admit that I haven't yet learned much about the finer points of towing a car. Maybe there's some obvious simple solution that hasn't occurred to me.

I suppose there are dollies that fold up a bit to help with the space issue. Is there some handy way of managing a dolly around a campsite without too much bother?

A dolly would give us the flexibility to choose which vehicle to tow, i.e., the truck for fishing or the Accord for traveling across country.

I really hate to retire one of the current herd. If I must do so, it will probably have to be the S2000 (my baby!)

Wayne

If the Accord is a manual, it might be towable.

427435 wrote:
The S2000 is a sweet, little car. The problem with some manual transmissions is that the driveshaft will keep turning some of the gears but not necessarily the ones needed to splash oil around inside the case when in neutral. That causes bearing failures.

In THEORY you could put the tranny in 6th gear and rig up something to keep the clutch pedal depressed and things SHOULD be fine.

The "something" would need to be very fail safe.

In theory, if you kept the clutch pedal on the floor you'd probably wear out your clutch throw out bearing in a hurry.

do NOT adapt anything to tow it. retire one of your herd and buy something is towable 4 down, and be sure to check out the owner's manual under recreational towing or towing behind a motorhome to verify that it is towable according to the manufacturer.
unless you are looking at a DP for a motorhome, you will be marginal at towing a trailer with vehicle on it.
bumpy

The S2000 is a sweet, little car. The problem with some manual transmissions is that the driveshaft will keep turning some of the gears but not necessarily the ones needed to splash oil around inside the case when in neutral. That causes bearing failures.

In THEORY you could put the tranny in 6th gear and rig up something to keep the clutch pedal depressed and things SHOULD be fine.

The "something" would need to be very fail safe.

If you get a trailer, you can take whichever one of your vehicles with you that seems most suitable for the trip you are planning -- take your truck when you go to help your cousin fit our the cabin in the woods he just purchased -- take the S2000 when you're going to relax by the beach, etc.