[Sirrotica]

Since I've already done a fair amount of towing with my own 05 GTO and have no ill effects from using my car to tow with my advice is to go for it.

The hitch Curt sells is fine for towing a small trailer, The exact same car, the Holden Manaro in Australia has in the owners manual that it is fine to tow with and they are the exact same car under the skin. You can tow up to 3500# and I have done it many times with 3500# and probably was over by more than a little bit while towing. I towed the T Shirt trailer we used to set up at Pontiac shows and have towed also a 1997 T/A to the T/A nats in Dayton on a tow dolly. Late last Summer I also towed a 5X8 utility trailer from Ohio to Phoenix Az and back loaded with furniture, never new it was even behind me.

I have no idea why GM/Pontiac said it is not recommended, I've probably towed with it close to 7,000 miles and never had any problem. I installed the hitch on my 05 in 2008 and have hauled plenty with it since then. BTW, I had warranty work done on the car at 2 Pontiac dealers with the hitch in place and they never said a word about it.

I'm sure that chevy wouldn't recommend towing a 92 Grand Am with a Z24 3.1 Cavalier either, But I towed a Grand Am, a Fiero, a 84 Grand Prix, and a 76 TA with that Cavalier. I used a tow bar with 2 of them, and a tow dolly with the other 2. Maybe close to 2,000 miles towing cars with that Cavalier.

The GTO has plenty of brakes to tow with, good sized 4 wheel discs. The Cavalier was not equipped with enough brakes to stop loaded in a hurry with a car pushing you. Small discs up front and small drums in the rear. As with anything mechanical, common sense is needed so you don't hurt yourself or someone else.

For the record, my car is an automatic car too.