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Towing Disappointment in a D4
Woke up this morning to discover that my neighbour's son had skidded on ice on his drive (both our houses sit atop a small rise and have steep drives) and had managed to wedge his car at 90 degrees to the direction of the drive.
I helped neighbour to put some grit down on the monoblock apron in front of her house and rushed to the Disco to get my tow rope (never used) so that I could pull the car straight and let it drive up to the house....only to find that the son's car had no towing hook.
It's a small Seat or similar.
Very disappointed. Almost as much as I am when some joker puts a 'Flood' warning triangle out for a damp road.2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
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15th Dec 2017 9:59 am
L319
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Surely there would be a screw in eye in the tool kit on a Seat. My Skoda has one . Had the same issue on Sunday, offered to tow a BMW out of a car park, no towing eye in the kit, but had the threaded receiver in the front & rear bumper.
15th Dec 2017 10:03 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Towing eye is usually with the spare wheel.
15th Dec 2017 10:06 am
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Those towing eyes are just for that, I'd be wary of causing any damage pulling those things in anything other than directly straight.De-Tango
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15th Dec 2017 10:19 am
Scott #55
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Don't know enough about it, sorry. I was expecting the same towing ring that I've got on the D4 from when I've been towed up-hill and out of mud.2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
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15th Dec 2017 10:21 am
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Re: Towing Disappointment in a D4
Scott #55 wrote:
Very disappointed. Almost as much as I am when some joker puts a 'Flood' warning triangle out for a damp road.
I’m always a bit disappointed when we go camping or to a festival and the car park is all dry and grippy. Having said that, I haven’t experienced the green ice yet so maybe I should count myself lucky.MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
@DSL Wouldn't you need to use the A or the C pillar in order to pivot the car? You should have suggested this Scotty to see their reaction!
15th Dec 2017 12:03 pm
CFB
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All cars have to have towing eyes but for cosmetic reasons they are now hidden behind small panels in the bumpers with a screw in eye - perfectly fine for this sort of recovery.
Getting the little panels off to reveal the eye is PITA though and often very tricky to do without leaving a mark in the painted/coloured bumpers.2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
15th Dec 2017 12:29 pm
Scott #55
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Well, at work now. Helped to spread some grit around but not knowledgeable enough to try anything with the vehicle.
Her husband will be back from a business trip today. I think he knows as much about cars as me, but if it's still there when I get home, he and I can look it it and shrug our shoulders together before getting the AA out.2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
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15th Dec 2017 12:32 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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If it's got alloy wheels, a soft rope through the spokes might be enough to pull it around enough to roll it away.
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