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Anyone with experience pulling another vehicle on a 2-wheel car dolly? Looking at doing this with a 4-DR V6 Prerunner to haul a Civic to Wisconsin next month. Can I just run on highway in normal highway overdrive or must run without? Any issues that I should be aware of? Thanks for any tips and warnings. |
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Check everything TWICE when you hook up the trailer and the car. Check the hitch and the straps and chains holding the car to the dolly periodically throughout the trip. Maintain reasonable speeds. A tire failure while towing may end in disaster if traveling at too high a speed. I towed a compact car with a dolly and the concern I had was stopping. Weight of car plus dolly was around 4,000 lbs and stopping distance as well as the way the trailer pushed the truck was scary at times. Power to tow was fine and I left the ECT swith and overdrive in their normal positions. In talking to some other Tacoma owners who tow regularly they told me to watch the transmission temp. and stop and let trans. cool off and check fluid if the dash light for trans lit up. I did not experience any problems. My truck is a 2003 Tacoma 4WD Xcab V6 with automatic. I'll tell you this, even though the Tacoma is rated at 5,000 lbs, I would never want to tow that much. |
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| hey everybody, IM a new Taco owner! I've had my 04 pre-runner for a month now and I must say its everything I had read and heard about. Its a great truck. I have a question concerning the undercoating...I called the Toyota dealer that I purchased the truck from and they told me I didn't have to apply an undercoating because the factory already had done it, even thought it appears clear. I don't see the usual rough black surface that IM used to seeing with under coats. Can anyone elaborate on this? Thanks for your help. | |
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Seeking input/experiences...not sure what would be best standard or automatic, 2.4L, 2.7L or 3.4L. Initially, I was not going to look at the PreRunner but they seem plentiful. Not sure if the automatic coupled with either the 2.7L or 3.4L would make more sense than the 2.4L coupled with either the standard or automatic... Any opinions?? Thanks Dave
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Replying to: jozimoto (Jun 11, 2003 1:27 pm) |
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Replying to: dave_b (Apr 30, 2004 4:06 pm) I have a 2000 2WD XtraCab 4 banger with the MT. It is (barely) adequate for my needs - I often have to downshift to 4th gear to maintain 70 mph on part of my daily commute (the I5 Grapevine - a steep climb up into the mountains). It is also a bit hair-raising to get on the freeway when you have to dodge slow-moving 18 wheelers and merge with fast moving cars (closer to 80 than 60). The auto would never work for me. However, if you are planning on driving on mostly level city streets, the auto would probably be fine. |
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| tell me what year the Tacoma changed it's automatic from the column shifter to the console? Thanks everyone! | |
| From what I remember, Tacoma always had console mounted shifter, ever since it was released in 95.5 | |
I've gotta say, I am soooo glad I got rid of that Ranger and switched to a Tacoma. I have the 2.7 4WD, 5sp, and I'm getting 25mpg. Same hp and torque as my old 3L Ranger (which got 19mpg at its best and it was a 2WD). Plus it's a relief to not be back at the dealer twice a month to have various things fixed (I guess 30K miles is old age for a Ford). By far this is the best vehicle Ive ever owned.
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