I should have said that we rented a truck AND a tow dolly.  I vainly
imagined filling that empty truck for someone moving to San Diego to help
defray costs.  Try driving 600 miles in one day with 5 ppl. on the bench
seat of a truck!   Great family memories..

Love my GL though.  She's purdy.

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug in Calif [mailto:vanagon@astound.net]
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 1:18 PM
To: Jim Kennedy
Cc: vanagon.com
Subject: Re: What to do if you're really stranded in a Vanagon

Jim,
At least you were stuck in a vanagon vs. some small car.
When my 89 gave up I car camped in it for a day in LA.
Walked to grocery store got some goods set up the table in the van and made
lunch.
Also pulled the curtains and got some good well needed rest till I had
arrangements for hauling it home.

I did call U-Haul and guess what?
The will not allow you to tow a vanagon on a dolly with anything but a large
truck.
I have a Ranger 4wd and they would not allow me to use it to tow.

I believe it would have been fine but their chart said the vanagon was a too
big to tow with my Ranger.

Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim  <mailto:JK@PROJECTDESIGN.COM> Kennedy
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 12:48 PM
Subject: What to do if you're really stranded in a Vanagon

What to do if you're really stranded in a Vanagon, far from home and cannot
effect repairs.

Once when traveling with my wife and 3 little people from Grand Junction
Colorado to home in San Diego in my '87 GL, it started doing the Digifant
dive.  Lurch, cough, blah.  You haven't lived until you coast deadstick to
the side of I-70 in Utah FAR from ANYTHING with your family of 5, on a 100
degree summer day.  Not even cellphone coverage.  This was my first
experience with this kind of glitch, and I was clueless.  Fortunately I was
able to get it to the next town (Salina).  This is what you do.  Get ahold
of a Uhaul and TOW DOLLY and you are set.  Expensive save, but it's just a
good thing to remember...

Jim
San Diego '87 GL