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supmet · 11-14-2009, 05:26 PM

Roof racks and hitch mounted bike racks should be fine. But I really don't understand how you guys don't think you'll be liable when your FWD economy car gets slung across 4 lanes of traffic from a fishtailing trailer in 15 mph winds. I've seen it happen to full sized trucks, you know, the things that were designed to tow trailers? No, you're not gonna crash and die every time. No, you're not gonna blow up your engine or transmission. No, you probably won't even void your warranty if you take the hitch off before you take it in. But its gonna be hard to explain why you didn't just rent a U-haul for 20 bucks after you totaled 3 cars and killed 4 people, after the car manufacturer explicitly told you not to tow, and apparently your car insurance agent did too.

Most americans can barely operate their cars without hundreds of pounds of dead weight slinging around behind them.

As for the manual only being for warranty issues, why would it be different for Canada? The fact it is recommended in Canada, and not recommended in the US, pretty much says to me it can only be because of legal issues, not warranty. Unless the cold prevents damage from towing??

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11-14-2009, 05:26 PM	#14
supmet Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2007 4 Door Yaris Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,357	Roof racks and hitch mounted bike racks should be fine. But I really don't understand how you guys don't think you'll be liable when your FWD economy car gets slung across 4 lanes of traffic from a fishtailing trailer in 15 mph winds. I've seen it happen to full sized trucks, you know, the things that were designed to tow trailers? No, you're not gonna crash and die every time. No, you're not gonna blow up your engine or transmission. No, you probably won't even void your warranty if you take the hitch off before you take it in. But its gonna be hard to explain why you didn't just rent a U-haul for 20 bucks after you totaled 3 cars and killed 4 people, after the car manufacturer explicitly told you not to tow, and apparently your car insurance agent did too. Most americans can barely operate their cars without hundreds of pounds of dead weight slinging around behind them. As for the manual only being for warranty issues, why would it be different for Canada? The fact it is recommended in Canada, and not recommended in the US, pretty much says to me it can only be because of legal issues, not warranty. Unless the cold prevents damage from towing??