Tag: towing
33 Posts

Apr 10, 2018
The Wrong Tow May Have KO'd This Caddy
Improperly towing your all-wheel-drive vehicle can cause many problems.

Sep 27, 2016
Weighing the Concerns of Towing a Camper
Leonard asks if towing a camper will actually damage his Toyota Camry Hybrid.

Jul 16, 2016
A Brief History of Utility Trailers
How our blogger survived the 70s' era of DIY trailers and kids riding atop the sacks of garbage on the way to the town dump. Plus, etiquette for the modern trailer borrower.

Mar 13, 2014
Okay to Use Cruise Control While Towing?
Russell uses his 2009 GMC Sierra to tow a 6500 pound trailer. His friends all say he's crazy to use the cruise control with something in tow but he can't find any cautions against this in the owner's manual. Tom and Ray say he should be fine as long as the area isn't hilly. Read their full recommendation (and find out why this includes doubling up on the Depends) right here.

Jun 11, 2013
Today: Help Dave Choose a New Car

Dec 04, 2012
Today: Luke's Hot Texas Tour
Luke's band's tour van is having major AC problems. Nine guys plus one hot van plus one Texas tour equals one pretty stinky situation. Can Tom and Ray succeed where other mechanics have failed and figure out what's causing this?

Oct 01, 2012
Driven to Extremes: Man Meets Prius
Tom Bodett spent a day with a Toyota Prius and it was not everything he dreamed it woud be. Find out why the guy who says, "It takes a real man to drive a minivan," felt totally emasculated by the cute little hybrid, right here.

Jan 18, 2012
Today: To Tow or Not to Tow
Bill is helping his son with a cross-country move. Should he rent a truck or a trailer?

Aug 01, 2011
Is Di's husband right to be so smug about his new Chevy Tracker?
My husband just bought a Chevy Tracker with a smidge over miles on the odometer We think the prior owner might have hauled the Tracker behind a recreational vehicle there is a tow-hitch bracket under the Tracker's front bumper and...

Mar 01, 2011
Today: how to pull out a stuck car when you don't have a hitch.
I have a 2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor all-wheel drive, and I was wondering if there is a good place to hook a tow rope so I can help pull my wife's car when she gets stuck in the driveway? I know most...