Mickle

When you are not supposed to tow them. They give you that nice little tow ring cover on the front splitter especially that comes off.

wilf

Thought it was you're not supposed to tow with them.

Mickle

From what I heard you need to get them on a flatbed if they break, duffs up the diff or something?

Avi

Not if you leave it in neutral.. surely it's the same as coasting along the road, what's the difference?

S55 HOT

You should be able to tow them - you just that you can't lift 2 wheels & tow them like some tow trucks do.

Mickle

Arrrrrr suddenly it all becomes clear!

Cheers guys

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

All scoobs have these - infact 2 at the front IIRC

P1's only have one cover, so there is prob another not accessable.

You have to get the thing on a flat-bed, so you use the tow-hook to winch it up. It's OK to do. The thing not to do is put one on a dolly with only two wheels on the road

hail-hail

Does this go for all Scoobs or just the P1?

fivepint

AFAIK all 4wd/AWD drive cars in general must be put on flat bed to preserve diffs etc...

cheers

P1Fanatic

Apparently Haldex system 4wd cars are ok to do this. I know as my housemate looked into it in quite some detail when his Golf 4 motion needed towing twice in the same month and both times the recovery company sent a tow truck rather than a flatbed.

evo kid

as already said by some one , you CAN tow your scoobs (any of them) a long as all four wheels are on the ground just like you drive them lol

just dont tow them with only two wheels on the ground , cos that will screw up the diffs

Mickle

And what about the MOT brake testing, is it right that you shouldn't let ppl brake test 2 wheels at a time?

Sparky1066

Why can't you tow them?

Mickle

You can, read the gist of the thread and all becomes clear.

scoob_dood

Though you might find, like I did that most recovery agents will not tow them, avoiding any risk of expensive damage to 4WD systems.

As P1Fanatic pointed out, Haldex state specifically on their website that their system CAN be towed front wheels up in the air.

However, with Scoobs/P1s etc I would suggest that towing for any distance, flatbeds would be the answer.

Of course, as pointed out, to get the car onto a flatbed, you need a winch point ...

- Jon

chriswishart

ITS NOT A TOW RING !!

ITS FOR LASHING WHEN IN TRANSPORT>