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Subject:Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
From:robert shawn feller
Date:Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:22:13 -0400

DON"T DO IT!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:05 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
>
> In a message dated 6/23/04 9:51:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA writes:
>
>
> > I may need to tow another Vanagon about 100 miles with my '88 Westy
> 2.1L.
> >
>
> 4 cyl waterboxer  90hp underpowered engine + towing another 3000lb
vehicle
> for 100 mi. =  recipe for disaster...
>
> youd be better off towing it with a honda civic or the like..   do you
> have
> another car?  not to mention U-haul wont rent you anything for this
> application..  they dont want to be liable when you nuke your engine..
>
>
> chris