Towing with an automatic...would you?

[CrazyDog]

Assuming the vehicle had plenty of power and was heavy enough to tow safely, would you consider an automatic? I was surprised to see that some boating sites say that automatics are better for towing.

It seems that most used 4x4s for sale near me have automatic transmissions...

 

[Boolagh]

We tow with an automatic Discovery with no problems.

 

[elsielouise]

I love my automatic for towing. Smoother ride, easier and no problem for it. Landrover Disco. s'great

 

[Lobelia_Overhill]

My Da used to tow a 6 berth caravan, with an automatic salon car waaaayyy back in ye olde days. Don't remember having any major problems.

 

[Marnie]

My Pajero is automatic, and it is wonderful to tow with, much easier than a manual.

 

[Sprout]

I tow with a Toyota 4x4 auto and it is brilliant.

 

[Parkranger]

Think autos are eaiser because the car works out the best gears so you can worry about not taking out hedges and pedestrians!

 

[ClareEllis080682]

Towing with an automatic is much easier and much better for the car as you are always in the correct gears, esepcially when towing up hill, hill starts etc. :

 

[flyingfeet]

We have two autos a landcruiser and a sorento - both tow very well and give the horse a super smooth ride.

 

[Alibear]

Yes have towed with an automatic for the past ohh too many long years!
Works really well and as PR says leaves you free to concentrate on smooth breaking and accelrating.

With most 4x4 auto's you still have 1 2 and 3 gear selectable should you want it plus the low high ratio so you can't go wrong. And it all my years of towing I've never needed to use any of them (my cars have all been permenant 4x 4).

I've pulled lorries off muddy box parks with mine no worries.

 

[Weezy]

Absolutely would, in fact I would always choose an auto over a geared!

 

[Sooty]

I wouldn't consider towing with anything else!

 

[Shipley]

We tow with our Auto Landrover Disco perfect ride for pony. Would not consider a manual now as he gets a much somether rider although a friend had a manual and tows happily.

 

[Baggybreeches]

I do like towing with my LR Disco auto, when it flippin works!!
We have had so many problems with it, and we are just on the second gearbox fault in 6 weeks! Oh and the roof leaks ( in this weather too)

 

[welshies]

I tow with a auto disco, absolutely excell!!! I have always been told they are better for towing and off roading, would def agree! I didn't actually want an auto and the ad for the car didn't say it was so didn't til i got there but v glad i did (it's my second auto).

 

[ecrozier]

Yep, another vote for Autos here, only thing you might find is if you do a lot of motorway miles you use more diesel, as ours used to change down a gear for even the slightest incline! But it did give a lovely smooth ride and was dead easy to tow with. It was a SWB pajero.

 

[Law]

I'm the same as sooty- wouldn't tow with anything else I don't think. It's a much smoother ride

 

[CrazyDog]

Well, that's clear enough! Thanks!

 

[lillie]

we used 1 for our caravan & my dad said it was brill