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nathy_87
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19th Feb 09 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
...a tow bar? Not the ones to tow caravans/trailers but instead of a tow rope is there a solid bar. You just connect it up like a rope (tow eye-tow eye).

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Yes, they are much safer.
John
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There is yes, is it not law to use that instead of a rope now?
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quote:
Originally posted by John
There is yes, is it not law to use that instead of a rope now?


Yes its illegal to tow with a rope, Halfruads sell them iirc.
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quote:
Originally posted by John
There is yes, is it not law to use that instead of a rope now?


i believe so, ropes are deffo no no now!
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Called a straight bar i believe.

I've used one and it was quite interesting
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Yeah im pretty sure its illegal to use a rope now.

Usually called a tow pole.

[Edited on 19-02-2009 by Adam_B]
nathy_87
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I'm not sure, never heard of it.
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19th Feb 09 at 12:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
anyone know where i can get one from?
John
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Here
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most car accessory places, motorfactors or halfords should have them.
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19th Feb 09 at 12:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so how would you turn corners with them on?


[Edited on 19-02-2009 by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo]
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vauxhall still sell tow ropes although they are stretchy like bungy cords.
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you still need someone in the car being turned to do the sterring but nothing else.

and whoever is in front needs to make sure they allow enough time to stop as they will be braking to slow two cars and not one. same with acceleration you have to be smoooooooooth.
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Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
so how owuld you turn corners with them on?

With the steering wheel like normal

Nah only messing, they just hook onto your towing eye, they are completly movable. Its better than a rope as in theory stops you running into the car in front, a la Jeremy Clarkson and co.
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hmm cheers Fro, thinking about getting one, with the bungy cords, they will stay toruqe wont they so the car don't com eploughing behind you.?
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@ Adam_B Git.

ok then thanks for your help guys.
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I drove 15 miles recently in a car being towed by a rope, never again.
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they aren't that stretchy tbh. you wont get a catapult effect if thats what you are worried about. its just to take the shock out of it.
regarding the car infront braking, i always thought it was the person being towed that had to brake for the two of them?
nathy_87
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lol. why? what went wrong?
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have oyu never been towed nathy? it's fucking horrible. most i've been towed was about 4-5 miles. fuck 15 miles!
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tbh no i haven't, lol. but have seen a'plenty doesnt look safe with teh ropes lol. So now with this in mind, would you get teh tow pole or the bungy cords?
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Originally posted by C2RL R
have oyu never been towed nathy? it's fucking horrible. most i've been towed was about 4-5 miles. fuck 15 miles!


I just jumped on the brakes constantly, they were actually glowing red by the time we got to the garage
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19th Feb 09 at 13:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I towed a 2.0 corsa turbo back frmo southend with my xe. Was over 20 miles
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
I towed a 2.0 corsa turbo back frmo southend with my xe. Was over 20 miles



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