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Are you trying to flat tow the Volvo, use a car dolly (takes the front 2 wheels of the towed car off the ground) or a trailer? Flat-towing would probably only be OK for a towed car with manual transmission. With a car dolly you are obviously very close to your rated towing capacity.
I wouldn't suggest towing far or fast with this rig - you can do it but you are putting a pretty severe strain on the Honda.
What are you trying to accomplish, just to get both cars to a new place as you move?
I don't know enough about the Odyssey to say on the transmission cooler, although in general they are a good idea for automatic transmissions used in towing.
You need a transmission and oilo cooler plus the hitch.It can tow 3500 pounds I believe with this equaipment. Also use the tow setting on the tranmission lever.
I thought the Odyssey with tow package could haul 4500 lbs. Check with your Honda dealer for this upgrade. I towed a loaded 99 Grand Caravan and Uhaul 5 x 8 trailer and going against a strong headwind I got worst mpg of 8 mpg!
Also I if its a log haul;just as a precaution I would change the transmission oil when I got thru. Smell it and any burnt smell is from it getting too hot.
Suggest you compare the cost of shipping the Volvo to the cost of adding oil/transmission coolers and a hitch. It might be about equal and you wouldn't put the Odyssey under any stress.
open trailer shipping rates are like commodity trades -- and hover around $.99 per mile last time I checked.
ship the car.
the question is not if you can tow that much weight with your van (I'm sure you can), it is if you should
i don't think you should simply becuase if you don't have experience towing and are close to (or over) your weight, you're putting yourself in a high risk situation that can be easily avoided by hiring a car carrier to pick up and deliver the car, my $.02
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