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| Thread ID: 147588 | 2019-01-29 08:58:00 | Towing a trailer | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1457778 | 2019-01-29 08:58:00 | In the near future I will be embarking on a new adventure - towing a trailer with an automatic. Anything I should know about? Traps for young players? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1457779 | 2019-01-29 09:10:00 | If it's a CVT, it may void warranty. Other than that, I've never found it different to towing in a manual (never towed in a CVT myself though). | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1457780 | 2019-01-29 17:17:00 | As Nick said check the small print if you have a CVT gearbox, daft as it may seem they are not meant to be used for towing | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1457781 | 2019-01-29 17:46:00 | Have to remember that most would not know they have a CVT Gearbox in their car Most makes now with CVT"s have Maximum tow restrictions in their manuals but this applies to all vehicles |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1457782 | 2019-01-29 17:46:00 | No, not a CVT, so that's all good. Thanks. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1457783 | 2019-01-29 17:54:00 | they are not meant to be used for towing ...or going uphill, or accelerating from a trailing throttle, or moving off from a stop sign. Hideous invention. |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 1457784 | 2019-01-29 19:07:00 | Had practice backing with things on a towbar? It's a PITA. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1457785 | 2019-01-29 19:25:00 | First time towing, or just first time in an automatic? ...or going uphill, or accelerating from a trailing throttle, or moving off from a stop sign. Hideous invention. Rather exagerated. I hated the first one I drove, but now I own one and it's not that bad. They continue to improve them, and actually have reduced the efficiency a bit in some of them to make people happy with the way they feel. Mine only feels bad under heavy acceleration which you can improve somewhat with the S mode. The rest of the time it does all the things you said just fine. Once you get used to it regular automatics can actually feel a bit clunky. Yeah there's a bit of a disconnect from the throttle to getting power on the wheels, and when you put your foot down it feels something like a slipping clutch giving you a lot of revs with no obvious effect initially. But that's hardly the end of the world. If you have a lead foot and an addiction to instant power you'll never like them, but it's a jump from there to "Hideous invention". Also a lot of heavy machinery uses them these days so they can build them strong enough to tow if they want to. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1457786 | 2019-01-29 19:33:00 | Had practice backing with things on a towbar? It's a PITA. Yes it is. I've done it, but I'm not that good at it. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1457787 | 2019-01-29 19:43:00 | First time towing, or just first time in an automatic?First time in an automatic. As I said to Piroska, I've done it, but I'm not good at it. My driveway has a slight curve to it that changes, and it always takes me a couple of bites to back along it. I've always said that the test for citizenship should include (a) being able to run in jandals and (b) be able to back a trailer. |
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