How many miles before towing?

[crimsonaudio]

Oh wonderous and wise wizards of the Ridgeline - my 2008 has about 300 miles on it (after only 5 days - and I work at home!) and I'm reading the owner's manual that states you should wait until you have amassed 600 miles before towing anything - is that really enough break in? I feel pretty confident in it as Honda recommends it (and there are no caveats beyond that regarding towing that I can find), but I want to be sure as I'm planning on towing my old vehicle (a '99 Nissan Sentra) a few hundred miles to donate it to a charitable organization in a few weeks.

Assuming I surpass the 600 mile mark, am I ok?

[Webwader]

Who are you going to trust? Honda, who says their engine is good to go after 600 miles, or us, who are going to give you a wide range of opinions that have no factual data and testing to back them up. I had less than 1000 miles on my RL when I started towing with it. It now has over 31,000, of which 35% are towing miles, gets good fuel mileage and burns no oil.

[crimsonaudio]

Originally Posted by Webwader

Who are you going to trust? Honda, who says their engine is good to go after 600 miles, or us, who are going to give you a wide range of opinions that have no factual data and testing to back them up.

Wait, this is a trick question, right?

hehe

Good point, and thanks...