yea thats wat i meant. ill just convince my uncle to have one put on on his car. or my brothers teggy and tell him its the new JDM s**t. hell go for it.
towing
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nice post Memory!Actually Jerry, i have seen a couple civics in St. Pete towing jet skis around. Also have seen other civics with hitchs. I dont think i would tow anything more then that for long hauls if it couldn't be helped
ive got a 95 ex and when i got the car it had a hitch on it. the previous owner said he used it to tow a small box trailer when he moved. of course the trans had a nice chatter when i got the car. not sure if the two are related but im sure it didnt help. i removed the thing right after i bought the car.
i dont think thats going to undo the damage ha
lol. nope. pilot bearing and shaft had to be replaced.
I see civics towing things in my home town fairly often..... however I suggest
A. Buy a truck
B. Never bring your civic near a boat launch or large bodies of water... civics + water = Bad news bears.
A. Buy a truck
B. Never bring your civic near a boat launch or large bodies of water... civics + water = Bad news bears.
thanks for the boost of confidence. i wanna put this thing on my civic. that way.. since its there.. i can use the jetski whenever i want. and not have to ask... "can we go jetsking today?"
Well.. Me and Three of my friends in my civic is a drag yea... But.. Its still going strong.. Im sure thats Around the 850 pounds. The thing is I dont want the Trailer thing on my car all the time... It weighs alot i bet.
I take good care of the thing. Im not too worried about it derstroying my car. The lakes arent too far away. 15 min drive? I live in Lakeland... Lots of jetski spots nearby.
Why not near water?
Why not near water?
Because I can see it ending badly. Some idiot in my home town used his 4cyl Toyota Corolla (which its engine is somewhat similar to a civics.... not exactly but similar power anyways) and he was launching a jet ski.... well he backed it up and the thing draged him into the lake. He tried getting out before he went all the way in but not enough tourqe to get him out. Thus he had to get some guy with a F150 to tow him out, after all that his car had to be taken away by tow truck because it was hydro locked.
Im not saying dont try it, but if I were you Id find a friend or relative with a truck because i wouldnt want to see anyones civic in the drink.
Because I can see it ending badly. Some idiot in my home town used his 4cyl Toyota Corolla (which its engine is somewhat similar to a civics.... not exactly but similar power anyways) and he was launching a jet ski.... well he backed it up and the thing draged him into the lake. He tried getting out before he went all the way in but not enough tourqe to get him out. Thus he had to get some guy with a F150 to tow him out, after all that his car had to be taken away by tow truck because it was hydro locked.
Im not saying dont try it, but if I were you Id find a friend or relative with a truck because i wouldnt want to see anyones civic in the drink.
haha good story... im trying to avoid that as well. thats why im asking questions. thanks.
oh hell no i thought you meant just you in the car and the trailer. your pushing it already by having 3 other people in the car let alone a trailer on the back too
edit: dont any of your friends that you go jet skiing with have a truck? or at least something thats not a civic?
i might not be having people on board w me while im towing... i was just saying... ive had a car full of guys w me.. and the car feels fine as long as you drive normal...
im not definate about gettin one. im just asking questions. we all drive small cars... my fam all drive their precious Lexus' so.... We just got it... Everything is still new. I got friends w trucks but.. I dont want to ask.. You know?
well, here's a story that might make you feel better. my dad had a 93 accord 4 spd automatic. we towed a bass boat to a lake in california - launched that s**t and everything. tranny held up just fine for years afterward. the look on peoples faces was priceless.
stalker!!!!
There was a thread about ethnicity awhile back.
oh, you can tow with a civic. I have a 1998 civic cx hatchback with 5-spd manual, I wound up getting a class-I (up to 1000lbs) hitch installed by u-haul for a 4x8x4 enclosed trailer, which I absolutely stuffed, along with the car itself, with all my worldly property.
Stopping at a truck stop, I convinced an operator there to let me use a truck scale for free, 6370 lbs. between the civic and the trailer! not bad for a 2200lb car. It got me from cental PA to Denver, CO.
I'm told you shouldn't attempt this with an auto transmission...
Stopping at a truck stop, I convinced an operator there to let me use a truck scale for free, 6370 lbs. between the civic and the trailer! not bad for a 2200lb car. It got me from cental PA to Denver, CO.
I'm told you shouldn't attempt this with an auto transmission...
crazy story. lol