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Opinions on using a Tow Bar to tow the Miata behind my Previa mini van? I use to work with Rod Millen, who would tow a trailer with his Pikes Peak winning Toyota behind his unmodified super charged (like mine) Previa. He said it did a fine job.

I've never seen anyone tow their solo car with a Tow Bar. Why not ...

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What gets mounted on the tow vehicle that the bar attaches to?

And then there's this from the instructions:

"11. Do Not Back Up when towing. Backing up may damage the Tow Bar assembly or the towed car’s chassis."

In California, you have to have a braking system for flat towing over 1500lbs.

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If you remember I had one on the Geo. The attachment that'd go on the Miata is pretty heavy (~20lbs), and hangs off the nose. I could feel when it was out there. The bulk of the weight could be unbolted fairly easily, but depending on the quirks of the install could be a pain to line up for often install/uninstall. Mine was a pain and I only pulled it when I knew I wasn't going to tow for months.

I think I still have my low end 'RoadMaster Tracker' tow bar. If I do, you can have it.

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:What gets mounted on the tow vehicle that the bar attaches to?

And then there's this from the instructions:

"11. Do Not Back Up when towing. Backing up may damage the Tow Bar assembly or the towed car’s chassis."

They're assuming you're stupid and would jackknife the set up. It's fine to back straight for short distance.

Jay W

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