Honda Odyssey Tow Vehicle

[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.

[lumberslinger178]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

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

I hear ya reel pimp my ride

[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.

[randlemanboater]

It COULD.....not for long, but it could.

[bradford]

I'd be more scared of the front wheel drive slipping on a wet ramp and no way of adding extra weight like you can with RWD.

[RidgeRunner]

Short trip maybe if it will haul it off the ramp. I had a Nissan pick-up that was a 4 cyl 5-speed stick 2 wheel drive. It did not like pulling my flats boat that is 1000 lbs lighter than the V. Up and down the road was not real bad but the ramp is where it failed. Rev up the motor and slip the clutch to get it rolling then by the time the clutch could be let out 100% the motor would start to loose rpm and die. I glazed one clutch at 1400 miles trying to get a fellow boater off the ramp that was suffering the same issue. Added a leaf spring to handle the tongue weight which helped but never could solve the lack of power on the ramp. Low range would have certainly helped as would the automatic transmission. Not a bad truck, it just wasn't intended to do what I was asking.
Why aren't you getting better mileage with these autos? I don't understand... what am I missing?

[jrou111]

I tow my V with a 1985 K5 Blazer, which weighs 5300lbs with me in it. Once I took the V out after it had rained so the ramp was slick. As I was backing the boat down the ramp, I went to slow my descent by adding more brake pressure. The inertia of the boat was enough to pull my 4x4 down the ramp until the trailer hit the water. It happened so quickly there was nothing that could be done.

Good luck towing at the limit of your Odyssey,

[randlemanboater]

Originally Posted by bradford

I'd be more scared of the front wheel drive slipping on a wet ramp and no way of adding extra weight like you can with RWD.

Ours has never kicked in to 4wd on the ramp, and the ramp at the beach is slicker than boiled okra.

[randlemanboater]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

Why aren't you getting better mileage with these autos? I don't understand... what am I missing?

The Pilot is an 8 passenger SUV.