[Laneco]

I'm always curious as to why it is so hard on a MANUAL transmission to be towed versus being driven.... I mean, a 911 transmission held up for 24 hour racing, off-road rally's, decades of spirited driving but what - it turns to ash if you tow the car? Really? Automatic - usually not a good thing, but a manual is another story. I think every Suzuki Samurai/Geo Tracker around here with a manual transmission has seen 100,000 miles behind a motorhome. I used to think that they just threw one of these in the package deal when you bought a big motor home.

Most of the posters you find who poo-poo towing a manual transmission 911 are worrying about the front being lifted on the dolly and the rear on the ground. Pretty tight clearance for the exhaust with the nose up and POSSIBLY if towed a tremendous distance, you could have an oiling problem as the transmission is nose up.

This is a better question for the tech section, though some posters are in both areas.

Personally, if I were taking that car a long distance, I would tow it on a small trailer, all four wheels on the trailer, just to keep it very nice. There would be no way on the planet that I would lift the rear end with the truck and put a dolly under the front wheels unless I was using a professional grade tow-truck and accompanying equipment. I would add a better hitch to the motor home and use a tandem axle trailer which will give you a light tongue weight. Should be just fine.

*edit* - heck what am I saying? I would make my husband drive the motor home and I would drive the 911!!! SOLVED!

angela