Honda Odyssey Tow Vehicle

[randlemanboater]

Same drive train as my wifes Pilot....it does fine.

[reelapeelin]

You'll do ok for a while, but I'd go ahead and start makin' friends w/a good tranny shop...

[lumberslinger178]

Originally Posted by randlemanboater

Same drive train as my wifes Pilot....it does fine.

Hi Randle, I dont mean to hi jack mulvs thread but how do you and your wife like the pilot me and my wife were thinking of getting one ..... rite now we have a 850 volvo amd we love it but something a little higher off the ground would be nice.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by lumberslinger178

Hi Randle, I dont mean to hi jack mulvs thread but how do you and your wife like the pilot me and my wife were thinking of getting one ..... rite now we have a 850 volvo amd we love it but something a little higher off the ground would be nice.

Have ya considered a set of 22s on the Volv??...

[lumberslinger178]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Have ya considered a set of 22s on the Volv??...

I hear ya reel pimp my ride

[yodaddy]

Originally Posted by lumberslinger178

Hi Randle, I dont mean to hi jack mulvs thread but how do you and your wife like the pilot me and my wife were thinking of getting one ..... rite now we have a 850 volvo amd we love it but something a little higher off the ground would be nice.

Butting in on your hijack of mulv's thread.....but have to give my opinion on the Honda Pilot. We have an '07, and it's the most versatile vehicle I've ever owned. We live in the mountains of New Hampshire, and when wifey said she wanted a Pilot I figured it would be some kind of sissy 4wheel drive SUV. Couldn't have been more wrong if I tried. It's a mountain goat. I've driven it in snow so deep I was 'plowing' snow with the front end, and in mud up to the floorboards. It just won't get stuck. I use the Pilot to pull my plow vehicle out when I get it stuck. Only negative I can think of is fuel economy, in the neighborhood of 20-22 mpg highway.

[macojoe]

Watch the Tranny and I would think some spring helpers to help with tongue weight.

[CaptJ]

I would roll the dice and tow with slow and easy. Just be sure trailer's the tongue weight is set up right. From 2000-about 2005 I used my Jeep Wrangler and it was questionable. I just went "slow and easy" and keep a LOT of distance like Pipe_Dream says.

[randlemanboater]

Originally Posted by lumberslinger178

Hi Randle, I dont mean to hi jack mulvs thread but how do you and your wife like the pilot me and my wife were thinking of getting one ..... rite now we have a 850 volvo amd we love it but something a little higher off the ground would be nice.

We like our Pilot a lot as well. Room for 8....if 3 are small, 4wd works well, although it's not used as much down here as in NH. It rides like a car.

Only trouble I see is the independant rear suspension can get a little squirley with much tounge weight....but not a problem now with my new trailer with torsion axles.

Ours is an 05, the last year before the fancy electronics that give it better mileage so we get 18 overall, 20 on the hwy, 10 towing the V.

We have 82K miles with no issues so far, other than the tires are almost worn out.

[parishht]

HONDA are really good vehicles,
but be careful of salesmen.

I was told once by a salesman that the CR-V my wife was looking at
would tow my V.