The best tow vehicle ever is a Ford Tempo GL

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein) 08/01/2015 at 11:59 • Filed to: None

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Spotted today in Madison: someone towing a rather nice looking boat with a rusty, late-80s Ford Tempo GL coupe. I suppose they could’ve paid for the boat with the money saved by driving the Tempo.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Textured Soy Protein 08/01/2015 at 12:14

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Surprised it had the power to tow that boat...I would think that trailer/boat combo would be above the manufacturer tow rating...?

Textured Soy Protein > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/01/2015 at 12:26

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Fun fact: because boats are more aerodynamic than other items which are typically towed behind vehicles, it is generally safe to exceed the vehicle’s standard tow rating when towing a boat. Many vehicles have separate, higher tow ratings for boats vs. normal trailers.

(With how much the rear suspension of this Tempo was compressed though, it’s probably well past the approved tow rating.)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Textured Soy Protein 08/01/2015 at 12:33

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Really should have been towing it with a Topaz. And boats don’t weigh that much.

Textured Soy Protein > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/01/2015 at 12:35

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Ah yes, the Topaz, a fine example of the “let’s take a Ford and add a bunch of extra lights between the headlights” period of Mercury styling.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Textured Soy Protein 08/01/2015 at 12:35

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I saw an FD pulling a similarly sized boat two weeks ago near Anacortes, WA. No SR20, was driving government truck. Bad juju.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Textured Soy Protein 08/01/2015 at 12:40

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Did the Tempo even come with a tow rating?

Textured Soy Protein > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/01/2015 at 12:46

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Not sure if this is official or what, but I found a tow rating on trailers.com :

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Textured Soy Protein 08/01/2015 at 12:52

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I guess it did. Also, who tries to tow a trailer with a Taurus SHO? Because that almost sounds fun.

Under_Score > Textured Soy Protein 08/01/2015 at 12:58

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That’s how the Sable was, too. Today is the same mentality, but with Lincoln and lights between the taillights.

Tohru > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/01/2015 at 14:45

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Normally it’s the SHO being towed, on a trailer.

Because they’re all beat-to-shit and broken now.

jkm7680 > Textured Soy Protein 08/01/2015 at 14:56

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Not sure even how that thing can tow that boat.