[mkiley]

Hello Planner,

We have a 2006 Pilot with the Honda tow package and a 2720 (not SD). I live in Denver and I think the 2720 is about all the Pilot can handle if the TM is fully loaded. Last summer (90 degree day) we headed into the mountains for some drycamping with a full load of water (40 gallons) and I had to slow down on the steeper grades (I think to around 45 MPH) because the temperature gauge started to climb. I was going about as fast as the semis in the slow lane.

Another time I had to go about 5 MPH for about 30 minutes in Estes Park, CO (kept ending up behind tractors) and the transmission temperature light came on.

I haven't experienced a disconcerning degraded stopping ability with the TM on the Pilot. Believe me, those same grades that force me to go slow on the way up would make a braking issue obvious on the way down!

So in short we love our Pilot and have no regrets, but I wouldn't tow a larger trailer into the mountains of Colorado. Hey, if I'm in a hurry, why am I taking the trailer?

- Mike