Hi Anyone towing a boat with one, what size/weight. How about on boat ramps? Cheers
poppy62,
Feb 6, 8:56pm
Have read that the CVT trans is a definite "NO" for towing. So much so (I have seen and read ) that Subaru null and void the warranty on any of their cars with CVT trans if a towbar is fitted.
mugenb20b,
Feb 6, 9:04pm
So why do some Navaras have them?
gusthe1,
Feb 6, 9:27pm
So tell us where you read this piece of information. And please don't say "on an internet forum".
a.woodrow,
Feb 6, 9:52pm
Rubbish. towbars are available from subaru for all the cvt models and it doesn't affect the warranty one bit
survivalkiwi,
Feb 6, 9:55pm
Then why did my wifes Mitsubishi ASX have to have a genuine mitsubishi towbar? I have towed a trailer full of camping gear with it and had to drive like a manual over the hills.
skull,
Feb 6, 9:58pm
He was probably reading over jazz's shoulder on the bus.
jason18,
Feb 6, 10:21pm
Stuck to manufacturer towing limits and you will be fine. If towing regularly fit a trans cooler. I often see Nissan primeras towing car trailers. And they have a 700kg limit. Scary
captaink,
Feb 6, 10:56pm
Then why did my wifes Mitsubishi ASX have to have a genuine mitsubishi towbar?
So why 'did' your wife's ASX have to have a genuine Mitsubishi towbar. Appreciate that it shows you were able to tow but you also paid probably three times what you needed to for a towbar as well. 'Factory' towbars are rip off.
survivalkiwi,
Feb 7, 1:30am
Yes it was bloody expensive. About $1000 from memory but was told that that was what was needed for the warrantys.
brapbrap8,
Feb 7, 6:19am
Because they probably had to change the computers in the car too, or the car would have had issues when you tried to plug a trailer in. Also they sometimes change the stability control systems etc to work better with trailers.
tamarillo,
Feb 7, 1:03pm
Look, cvt boxes have a bit of a bad rep as they are expensive to fix if goes wrong, and early ones did. Go wrong. But your Suzuki is a modern car and for light careful towing it's fine surely. In Europe you see caravans towed by small cars as normal,, where just a bit old fashioned about it from days you needed a Holden to tow a dinghy! Go easy, it will be fine.
pauldw,
Jul 1, 11:07am
AFAIK Suzuki SX4 & Kizashi may already have separate cvt coolers rather than just routing an oil line through the radiator.
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