Our Toad

Even before we considered motorhoming, we had looked at the 2006 Honda Fit and considered it as a possibility for our next car. By January 2008, we looked at one again and this time made sure it could be towed, since the possibility of a motorhome was then much more likely. It seemed to "fit" our needs nicely and we took one home!

We bought it 8 months before our coach, but we did not tow it for several years. In July of 2009, at an FMCA rally in Bowling Green, OH, we ordered everything we would need for towing from Blue Ox. I really had little idea what was needed, so I was trusting the vendor. It arrived and promptly stayed boxed in the garage for more than a year. All of our weekend outings in the coach were without a car. It wasn't too bad, since it was easy enough to pack everything you might need for two or three days. A car was just not a necessity.

Finally, the day came and with Jon's (our son) help I disassembled the front end of the car and installed the towing base plate. I modified the grill a bit to accommodate the lighting socket.  It took most of the day to install everything, including wiring the lights. As it turned out, Dave (with Blue Ox) had included everything I needed and nothing I did not. We really like the Blue Ox tow bar/base plate - it is nearly invisible when the toad is on its own.

I checked the wiring on the coach socket and found it had been modified for towing the previous owner's Jeep. I had to re-wire it to match the socket on the car.  Everything checked out and we were ready for towing. I checked with a few people for any words of advice regarding towing. I was told there was nothing to it, so away we went with the car in tow for the first time. That trip was to the Greater Eastern Area Rally (GEAR) in Winston, NC in September of 2010. We have not been anywhere since without our FIT following right along behind us.

I was towed to follow the American Dream