How many times has your DSM been towed

[BigRand]

Simple question, how many times has your dsm been towed (yes willingly and unwillingly).

Post pics of them on the tow truck if you got em.

 

[Elvenhome21]

I tow it on a trailer to every track I go to, (even Road America) which is only 13 miles away from home.

 

[knighteclipse1]

Four times too many here...

 

[dyno_detour]

Once, when the right front lower arm balljoint failed.

My tire was sitting at a 45 degree angle. (bad night)

 

[totaleclipse_05]

Bolt broke on the suspension and was basically "welded" on. Hammering would not get it out. Had to have it towed to get it torched off:

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[knight007]

at least ten times sad aint it

 

[ROOKIE1]

Just twice . Once right after I got it in 95 . The second was the last time I drove it ever . i mean ever , BLOWN engine . That was back in March this year . . But I have been making some money back off of it . That is why you buy quality parts in the first place . Better resell .

 

[dnhieu]

just 1 time here. i guess i have the only reliable dsm here???

 

[silver bullit]

I have been lucky only have to get em towed when i buy them the first day cause i dont have the money to get tags and ins but other than that it never left me on the side of the road.

Like i tell every one if its gonna break, break in the drive way not out on the streets, and so far its been great i love my dsm.

 

[cs82685]

SO far only once and it was due to the ball joint recall not having been performed. Thank god I was only going about 5-10mph when it broke

 

[VTRICCO]

just once like 2 years ago on my 95 eclipse gs . Right front lower ball joint blew at about 55 mph on the long island expressway . Fun almost losing a wheel

 

[AuntiesTSI]

I only had it towed from my house in Omaha to my new shop in Lincoln on my grandpa's trailer, about 60 miles. I never had to get it towed while it ran or before I took it apart.

 

[talontd92tsi]

Once, but just to get it home from where i bought it

And the engine pic is why, stupid previous owners... thats ok, she will rock the streets again soon enough

 

[Black91TSiAWD]

I have owned and daily driven 4 awd dsm's and had a perfect record until I got this talon. Then like a week after I got it the lower ball joint broke on me, good thing I had time to notice something was wrong so I was only doing ~2mph when it actually broke.

heres a few pics

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Yes, the rice is gone. I dont wanna hear it

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[93_tsi_fwd]

twice for me,

The first time I got it to bring it home and when I was pulled over driving without licence and got it impounded.

 

[koho2731]

I've been lucky and have only had to get my Talon towed twice. The first time was my fault, I tried to limp her 132 miles to my parents house to swap the engine out due to the crank walking and a very light rod knock at ideal. I made it about 20 miles before I had to shut her down due the rod knock getting much worse. The second time was getting her flat beded to my parents house like I should have done in the first place.

 

[THE REAL DEAL]

once with my old talon. motor overheated. all because the upper radiator inlet had a piece broke off of it. didn't find out that was the cause of the overheating until i pulled the motor.

 

[TSG59_Steve]

About 6 times. Towed it home for the spun bearing -> ex's house (we'll call it the shop) to pull the 7 bolt -> house to install the fmic/suspension -> shop to store it -> back home to store it -> shop to swap in the 6 bolt. The only reliability issue I ever had with the car was a spun bearing... which is kind of a big deal I guess... .

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

Once for a flat tire because it turned out the spare was shot also.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

i voted over 5. I had water pump failure, fuel failure, ECU failure, spark failure, turbo failure, intercooler pipe failure, etc. etc.

I get towed so often, I was considering about making a "quick release" front bumper for getting up the flatbed

 

[1g_tsi_awd]

I might just invest in a tow truck...

 

[eboy0]

Once for a flat tire because it turned out the spare was shot also.

Same happened to me.
Tried that fix-a-leak can you buy at the gas station on the spare made it about to the corner when the spare went flat.

 

[a_scobel]

At least 5 that I remember..only once when it really needed it though, when my clutch went out.

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[talon4show]

4 here. Never on a tow truck, real DSMers get a tow strap! !

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[99gst_racer]

Never once.

I've always ghetto fixed it and limped it home.