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No. Common sense says that when the car is in neutral the transmission is disengaged from the engine. The wheels do not connect to the engine.

In any case, the relevant question here is what is the year and model the Saturn with the destroyed transmission. If it was an S series, then the owner did nothing wrong, and the question then becomes why is he entitled to a new transmission out of warranty? Not sure if California has an implied warranty law or not.

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Steven M. Scharf
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Ummm.....you're basically saying the same thing.....but if you're going to nitpick....your's is wrong Scharf......the transmission can never be disengaged from the engine, just like the transmission can never be disengaged from the wheels. The transmission can only disengage the wheels from the engine. Unless its a stickshift in which case the clutch disengages the transmission from the engine.

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BANDIT2941

The wheels do connect to the engine through the drive shaft(s) and the transmission. The transmission is the tool that is used to break the connection between the engine and wheels when it is in neutral, or in the case of a manual transmission, when the clutch pedal is presssed. You could also disconnect the drive shaft(s) which would disengage the wheels from the transmission but that requires a lot more work than shifting into neutral. I don't see why if spending $50,000 to $100,000 on an RV they don't just shell out a few hundred more for a dolly trailer for the car anyway. The one I used to used was as easy to load as driving forward a few feet, strapping the tires down and hooking the safety chain.

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Roy

$50,000 to $100,000!!!!! You're not going to get much of an RV for that kind of money!!

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BANDIT2941

"Roy" typed until their fingers bled, and came up with:

because they are a royal PITA. I managed to almost rip my front bumper off while using a tow dolly.

Reply to
Kevin M. Keller

Common Sense says that you really ought to take the time to read the instruction manual for that several thousand dollar investment!

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Kirk Kohnen

Sounds like you should read the manual too. p. 248 in the 2000s series says you CAN TOW IT ON ALL 4 WHEELS if the the trans fluid level is full! So why did that guys trans burn out?

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misterfact

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