| Re: [GMCnet] Anyone tow a Fiat Abarth? [message #311069 is a reply to message #311067] |
Tue, 29 November 2016 10:31   |
Ronald Pottol
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Registered: September 2012
Location: Redwood City, California
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After doing a fair bit of work on a 1976 Ford Pinto, which seemed to have
been designed by cost accountants (well, nice 4 speed manual, but that was
it), my 1971 FIAT Spider seemed to have been designed by people who
expected to own one, and work on it themselves. I expect that has changed.
On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 8:24 AM, James Hupy wrote:
> I have a 1990 Ford Bronco II 2 wheel drive 5 speed manual Trans equipped
> for towing behind my GMC with Blue Ox tow equipment. I have towed it short
> distances to verify that all is well, but never have done an extended
> distance with it. It weighs less than 3000 pounds. I think it reminds me of
> tin cans tied to the bumper. A constant annoyance that detracts from the
> pleasure of driving the GMC without the toad.
> I have worked on coaches that tow Smart cars, Mini Coopers, Rav 4s,
> and Suzuki Samurai's but no Fiat's. The universal comments from the owners
> seems to be centered around fuel use and "I can't back up with it
> connected." The Smart car seems to be the most Fiat-like of the bunch. I
> like Fiat's advertising campaigns, but, their early (60s) cars were not
> very good in the durability department. Perhaps they have improved in the
> ensuing years. That's all I got.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Or
> 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>
> On Nov 29, 2016 7:56 AM, "Hal StClair"
> wrote:
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>> A friend bought the convertable model a year and a half ago to pull
> behind
>> his Sprinter chassis MH. His wife thinks it's "cute" he likes the low
>> weight for towing. We went to the Fiat dealership and drove one of the
>> basic models and weren't too impressed. They are a little easier to enter
>> and
>> exit than our VW wagon but the road holding and feel fall far short of
> the
>> VW's IMO. We put a lot of miles on the towd so road manners are important
>> and weight isn't the only consideration. Not much out there new in the
>> Fiat's weight class for sure and they do appeal to a lot of folks. It's
>> always
>> a compromise.
>> Hal
>> --
>> 1977 Royale 101348,
>>
>> 1977 Royale 101586, Diesel powered,
>>
>> 1974 Eagle Bus 45',w/slideout
>>
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