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Post by toadster » Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:44 pm

Lo All :D
Just seen a 2.0i 5th Gen Lude for sale on AT with a rear tow hook :shock:
It just looks wrong :crazy:
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Post by tobyslude » Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:03 am

It's just wrong isn't it, on a 2.0 too, assuming it's the blue one.

I have a couple Lexus IS200's too, often see loads for sale with tow hooks. Baffles me. What would you want to try and tow with either a 2.0 Lude or a 150bhp petrol Lexus saloon?? :lol:
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Post by Drax » Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:52 am

there was a Honda Access tow hook for the UKDM 4g :? so i imagine the same for the UKDM 5g, could be aftermarket though. still wrong either way, i agree!
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Post by wurlycorner » Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:36 am

I sold my first lude (UKDM 2.3) to a guy who bought it, planning to tow his caravan with it!
I was a bit... :wtf: about it, I admit.

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Post by stefan » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:16 pm

Depend what you wanna towing :D :mrgreen: I haven't got one , just did this photos to see how it would looks like & have to say that for me it looks pretty cool :twisted:
If I will find one with disconnecting ball so you wouldn't see it when don't need it, I will buy it for towing my jetski :P



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Post by RattyMcClelland » Sat Jul 18, 2020 5:57 pm

I was considering getting a tow hook so I can take the s660 with me but I don't think the lude will pull 830kg plus trailer.

All tow hooks look wrong on any car. But fit for purpose.
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Post by wurlycorner » Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:50 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote:
Sat Jul 18, 2020 5:57 pm
I was considering getting a tow hook so I can take the s660 with me but I don't think the lude will pull 830kg plus trailer.
I wouldn't want to tow anything of any weight with a prelude, especially one with 4WS.
Small box trailer/camping tent trailer/jetski thing ok, but a full on car trailer would be well out. There just isn't enough weight in the back of a prelude and the 4WS would make sway too likely.

Towing an S660 on a tow bar would be ok - no actual weight bearing down/pushing up on the back of the lude.

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