flat towing a front wheel drive car

[John Lag see]

Wouldn't having the engine running work for an automatic?

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> On Sep 30, 2016, at 12:26 PM, Henry A Harper III <hah at alumni.rice.edu> wrote:
> 
> Should be fine if it's a manual transmission in tow. That's too much for an automatic to take unless you are going really really slow (maybe even then).
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dave Fain
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 10:16 AM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: flat towing a front wheel drive car
> 
> I need to tow a mechanically challenged (fried engine) VW Cabriolet about
> 200 miles.  I have access to a good tow bar and I know my A6 is up to the task as a tow car.  Will I be risking damage to the transaxle if I flat tow it?
> thanks,
> Dave
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