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11-27-2005, 01:11 AM
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|  Towing a Saturn all four wheels down
Hello everyone:
I have a RV and tow a jeep 4w, auto trans, behind it, all four wheels down.
I am interested in a Saturn as I am told they can also be towed all 4 down?
However it must be a sedan, not a huge vehicle one needs a ladder to get in and out of. My wife is 100% handicapped and I have to lift her in and out of what ever we drive.
With a sedan I can sort of slide her out of the wheel chair into the car and do the opposite to get her out. Sure helps this old back of mine.
Old, I am 70 my wife is 68.
The closest Saturn dealer is some 70 miles one way from our home.
As I look around on the internet, I fail to find which ones can be towed, with a automatic tranny.
Any suggestions?
Thank you, eddy
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11-27-2005, 02:50 AM
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saturns can be towed, my parents had an SC1 with automatic and hauled that sucker around behind a motorhome, four wheels down.
go for it.
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11-27-2005, 03:15 AM
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where i live i see plenty of Rv's pulling Saturns all wheels to the ground. the ones i have seen are 4 doors. i don't think i've ever seen a coupe pulled. good luck with your buy! you should be very happy with your Saturn if you decide to get it. | |
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11-27-2005, 04:49 AM
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why tow with 4 wheels down? get a dolly and tow the car with the front wheels up on the dolly.
towing an auto with the drive wheels rotating you run a good chance of damaging the tranny.
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11-27-2005, 05:47 AM
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yes, they can be towed with 4 wheels down.
The proper procedure is in the owners manual.
A saturn guru on this site has posted that you can remove the vehicle speed sensors from thw wheels while towing, and no miles will go on the odometer.
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11-27-2005, 08:23 PM
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Just out of curiousity.. what is it that makes Saturns so adapt to towing on all fours that other vehicles are not?? Thanks
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11-27-2005, 10:27 PM
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| Re: Towing a Saturn all four wheels down
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Originally Posted by eddy However it must be a sedan, not a huge vehicle one needs a ladder to get in and out of. My wife is 100% handicapped and I have to lift her in and out of what ever we drive.
With a sedan I can sort of slide her out of the wheel chair into the car and do the opposite to get her out. Sure helps this old back of mine.
Old, I am 70 my wife is 68. | You may want to take a look at the 3 door coupes - they are really good for people with wheelchairs from what I understand, because of the extra door clearance. Plus they look great.  | |
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11-28-2005, 12:36 AM
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All saturns can be towed. You will need to buy the proper towing attachment, but it can be found used fairly cheap. You may notice many saturns running around with what looks like a snow plow hidden under some sort of vinyl cover. That's what they are. THey extend out and hook up to your reciever.
I've seen ALL types of saturns (Except the Redline ION and Vue) being towed 4 to the floor.
You gotta get the sticker for your back window that says "Steer clear, I'm pushing this RV"
As far as 4 doors though, you currently have the ION, L-series, or a pre-owned SL (SL2, has the stronger of the 1.9, while the SL and SL1 only have 85hp pre95, and 100HP thereafter.)
You don't have to disconnect the speed sensor, it will not accumulate any mileage as long as the vehicle is not on, or the accessories. | |
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11-28-2005, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by impulse93
You gotta get the sticker for your back window that says "Steer clear, I'm pushing this RV"
| LOL... that's a funny image.
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11-29-2005, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by gn85 Just out of curiousity.. what is it that makes Saturns so adapt to towing on all fours that other vehicles are not?? Thanks | what i am wondering...
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