Mazda 323 - towing wheels down?

[Gary - K7GLD]

We may have need to tow my wife's '93 Mazda 323 manual transmission grocery-getter, and wonder if anyone knows of a reliable pointer where I can deternine if it can be towed all wheels down for any significant distance/speed?



TIA...

 

[mberry]

Gary,



Is there anything in the car's owners manual about towing? There should be at least something in there that might point you in the right direction. Just a thought.



Mark

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Thanks Mark - good suggestion - I'll take a look...

 

[PJereb]

A dolly from U-haul is about $40 a day local rental.

 

[HBarlow]

Somewhere just out of reach in my feeble memory is the thought that I've seen a table with towing information for various passenger vehicles on a motorhome website.



If you search motorhome websites or post a question to a m/h discussion forum I think someone will point you to the info you need.



You could also call the service manager at your nearest Mazda dealeship, he can probably tell you.



Harvey

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

The owners manual lists towing instructions that are pretty generic - but indicate towing with wheels down is not recommended - but like I said, that seemed pretty generic, and no refernce to possible differences between manual/auto trannies. The suggestion as to checking with a dealer might work...

 

[RobertBolinger]

See http://aemfg.com/towingbasics.html



"Most front wheel drive manual transmission cars can be towed with all four wheels on the ground with no modification. "



Nothing specific on the Mazda, though...

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Thanks.