carringb wrote:
4,000 pounds, especially a boat, should tow just fine behind the MDX. Only concern would be the transmission, depending on year. But if its one of the bad ones, failure is inevitable anyways. The 3.5L makes plenty of power, and is plenty durable for towing duty.
Yes, it does have plenty of power so I think it's fine in that department. It is a 2005 which had a better transmission than the early models, but Acura says it needs to have both a power steering cooler and transmission cooler installed to tow. Combine that with installing a hitch and wiring harness and it isn't going to be cheap to outfit it, which is why I was thinking of buying an older 1/2 ton pickup to tow it. It is also almost 14 years old with 120,000 miles on it so cooking the transmission is a real possibility (especially with my wife towing with it) :B
