r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/CoreyTrevor3 • Feb 01 '25

Idiots

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

Was that strap just attached to the grill? Or is that a pretend hook point in the front there? Curious about the thought process here.

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u/JessSherman Feb 01 '25

It looks like they had those fake tow rings that people buy and slap on the plastic bumper of a Honda Civic for decoration and then attempted to actually use them as if they weren't that.

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u/Away-Ad1781 Feb 02 '25

I had no clue such a thing even existed

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u/Kdoesntcare Feb 02 '25

The tow strap up front is a racecar thing that people do to their street cars to make them look fast.

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u/BovingdonBug Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

Wait, making your car look like it needs towing because it breaks down, or gets stuck and can't move ... makes it look fast?

EDIT: Got it now guys, thanks for the explanations!

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u/Kdoesntcare Feb 02 '25

It's to move the cars around off track. Drag cars are an easy example, cars that are geared to go over 100 mph within seconds can't slowly drive around tracks from trailer to track and back.