โJun-29-2014 07:08 AM
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โSep-30-2014 08:19 PM
pierandpatti wrote:
YES! 2015 HONDA FIT - MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS TOWABLE. Page 308 of the 2015 Honda Fit Owner's Manual specifically states how to tow the 2015 MANUAL TRANSMISSION Honda Fit behind a motorhome. See http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/A5A1515OM/enu/5A1515OM.pdf#page=309
โSep-30-2014 03:33 AM
โAug-15-2014 06:40 AM
chili's trip wrote:gemsworld wrote:
Expect more vehicles with CVTs to hit the market due to better fuel economy compared to traditional transmissions. Unfortunately, CVTs can't be towed.
I have read that the 2015 Honda CRV will have a CVT. What a revolting development that will be to a lot of RVers. Thanks
Jack H
โJul-02-2014 07:11 AM
chili's trip wrote:
It must be one of few Ford autos that hasn't had a transmission problem towing.
As far as towing procedures, making a buying decision based on having to idle 3 minutes in neutral every 8 hours or "go" doesn't compute.
The CVTs I have driven or read about are mush buckets like my Moped! Hopefully they have improved. Thanks.
Jack H
โJul-02-2014 06:33 AM
willald wrote:kyhawk wrote:
We've been towing our Escape Hybrid with CVT for 6 years, so I'd disagree with the blanket statement that CVT's can't be towed. It seems to be a matter of design. You have to check the owners manual.
..You beat me to it. Indeed, Ford's eCVT transmission they use in their hybrids is flat towable, and has been for several years, without any known issues with it, ever.
That was one of the main reasons we got our Ford Fusion hybrid 'bout a year ago. 'Twas one of the most simple, easiest automatic tranny vehicles for flat towing that we could find. No fuses to pull, no battery disconnect, no crazy procedures requiring you to stop and run the engine every so often, no crazy, unique shift pattern to go through before towing. None of that. Just hitch it up, put it in neutral and go, basically.
Would not surprise me at all, if we start seeing more and more CVT transmissions instead of geared transmissions. CVT is soo much more smooth and efficient, IMO.
Its unfortunate that us MH owners that want to flat tow are such a tiny percentage of the auto buying population, that fewer and fewer options are out there for us.
โJun-30-2014 01:07 PM
gemsworld wrote:
"Not that it matters - Bean Counters will tell Engineering to do what helps Bottom Line - But - How many LIKE CVT's???"
It has nothing to do with bean counters and everything to do with better fuel mileage.
I purchased a new 2014 Honda Accord last October with a CVT and any reservations I had about the CVT quickly disappeared.
I just returned from a 500 mile round trip and I got 42 MPG going one way and 35 MPG going the opposite direction. Did I mention I was driving 74 to 75 MPH on the highway? Those MPG numbers are pretty close to hybrid MPG numbers and I didn't have to spend thousands of dollars more for a hybrid model.
โJun-30-2014 12:10 PM
โJun-30-2014 10:54 AM
kyhawk wrote:
We've been towing our Escape Hybrid with CVT for 6 years, so I'd disagree with the blanket statement that CVT's can't be towed. It seems to be a matter of design. You have to check the owners manual.
โJun-30-2014 09:52 AM
โJun-30-2014 09:35 AM
โJun-30-2014 06:21 AM
gemsworld wrote:
Expect more vehicles with CVTs to hit the market due to better fuel economy compared to traditional transmissions. Unfortunately, CVTs can't be towed.
โJun-30-2014 06:17 AM
golfknut wrote:
Chili's Trip: Have you had any issues towing your 2009 Fit?
We tow a 2009 Fit Sport and have had no issues so far, although we haven't towed it a lot.
We did meet a couple in Florida last winter who tow an '08 and had to have their transmission replaced. He said he performed the "pre-towing procedure" religiously.
โJun-29-2014 11:01 AM