Where to attach tow rope?

aball said:

Looks good but as I said my car does not have any receiver or hitch.
I will check if I can put a shackle into the bumper hole. I guess I may need a giant one, though...
Rear axle is also a good idea, could be a dirty job depending on the weather conditions, though.

Thanks for the replies!!

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Oh. I guess I missed that part about not having a receiver.

BadDecisions said:

Before towing a vehicle _any_ distance, I'd check your local laws on this. I don't have a clue what the laws are in Germany, so I don't want to say one way or the other.

However, here in the United States, much to the surprise of many, towing a vehicle any distance beyond what it takes to get it out of the path of traffic is highly illegal.

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Good point, in Germany it is allowed to tow a car a longer distance. Only exception is on the Autobahn, here you are only allowed to tow a car to the next exit. The second car does not even need working brakes as long as you use a tow bar. Even more astonishing: the driver of the second car does not need any driver license, he (or she) only needs to be at least 15 years old.

BadDecisions said:

The threaded holes behind the cover flaps on bumpers aren't intended to take the load of towing, they're only there to secure the car during transport on container ships or car hauler trucks.

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Sorry, but this is not true at least for my BMW 3 series: the threaded hole in front and back bumper is definitely meant for towing.

Do not forget that if the towed vehicle has an automatic transmission, the automobile owner's manual has specific information about how far and how fast the car may be towed in neutral with the engine not operating and the drive wheels in contact with the ground. If you exceed either the speed or the distance (or both), damage to the transmission will result.

This does not apply to manual transmissions in neutral.

TrucksNCoffee said:

Do not forget that if the towed vehicle has an automatic transmission, the automobile owner's manual has specific information about how far and how fast the car may be towed in neutral with the engine not operating and the drive wheels in contact with the ground. If you exceed either the speed or the distance (or both), damage to the transmission will result.

This does not apply to manual transmissions in neutral.

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Even if automatic transmissions are slowly catching up here in Germany, there are still more manual transmissions out there, especially for small cars.