Towing a small sports car behind a Class C
I would like to buy a 'manual shift' sports car like a boxter, or BMW and would tow it on a tow dolly or possibly 4 down. any issues? Could you just leave it in neutral and go? I guess you cou...
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There are some small, sporty roadsters that can be towed four down, particularly manual transmission front drive or mid-engine with transaxle, and even a few front-engine rear drive (like Miata). Some will have lubrication procedures to follow (typically start the engine every so many miles and spin the transmission in neutral to re-splash everything).
But I don't think you are going to get either BMW or Porsche to say this is OK with one of their cars.
Bigger issue than transmission lubrication, for sports cars, tends to be ground clearance, suspension and steering geometry. Forces at the towbar connection tend to slam things to the suspension stops on bumps and dips you might otherwise drive over, and steering geometry tends toward quick response rather than stability in trail. Even if you don't damage suspension you might be rapidly chewing up expensive performance tires.
Anything car really valuable to me I would put on a trailer, but for some people their Boxster or even a "plain" Ferrari might be treated as a beater.
I see quite a few older Miatas being towed, and the occasional MR-2.
But I don't think you are going to get either BMW or Porsche to say this is OK with one of their cars.
Bigger issue than transmission lubrication, for sports cars, tends to be ground clearance, suspension and steering geometry. Forces at the towbar connection tend to slam things to the suspension stops on bumps and dips you might otherwise drive over, and steering geometry tends toward quick response rather than stability in trail. Even if you don't damage suspension you might be rapidly chewing up expensive performance tires.
Anything car really valuable to me I would put on a trailer, but for some people their Boxster or even a "plain" Ferrari might be treated as a beater.
I see quite a few older Miatas being towed, and the occasional MR-2.
