| [GMCnet] Anyone tow a Fiat Abarth? [message #311070] |
Tue, 29 November 2016 10:40  |
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Thanks for the good feedback, all. Keep it coming. The choices get a bit scarce when SHE demands a modern car (read crumple zones other than your knees, lots of air bags, capable of being driven in dense city traffic, etc.) and I want to keep it light, physically small, have room for an occasional third or fourth person, and a bit fun to drive. The Minis Cooper Ss we have seen all seem to be full of rattles, rode hard and put away wet. The Fiats with the base engine seem overly anemic. The turbo engined ones have plenty of pep and fun to drive and with the very rapid depreciation (half off for a couple of year old ones with less than 15,000 miles) could work as a tow car. We are no where near a Fiat dealer so service if needed would be probematic both at home and on the road. We don’t care about it for other uses. SHE wants an automatic which would render the Mini or the Fiat to tow dolly service (ugh - anyone found one of those that is not a pain in the butt to live with?). The Ford Fiesta and pre-2014 Honda Fit are only a bit heavier and both can be towed four down with an automatic trans but they duplicate function otherwise for cars we already have. So far it is a head vs heart issue. That is why I am looking for feedback from those of you who do tow something newer.
Jerry
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR
glwork@mac.com
http://jerrywork.com
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