Forget towing!

I just had to transport my "88GL with a blown engine from Clinton, OK to Birmingham, AL. Did the thing by renting a 14 ft
U-Haul truck and a U-haul auto-transport trailer, loading the van on the trailer and hauling butt.!! Handled well. It's the
only way to fly!!!

John Rodgers
"88 GL Driver....most times!!

EMZ wrote:

>    I think the Bentley state 30 miles at no more that 30 MPH. IF you are
> towing it with the front end on the ground, the tow truck driver is
> looking for trouble. This is a well known dangerous thing to do.
> Especially when using a car dolly.
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>
> On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, stu schwartz wrote:
>
> > Maybe I'm stupid...but why do you need to remove the rear axles if you are towing it with the rear up?  How hard is it to
> > remove the rear axles...  How short is a short distance...25 miles...10 miles? 2 miles?
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 17:06:21 -0400, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:07:27 -0400 EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> writes:
> > >>    Tow it home. If it is an atuomatic you will need to limit your
> > >> distance and speed, or remove the rear axles. If I'm ever broke down
> > >> at any distance away from home this is what I'll do rather than have
> > >> a butcher mechanic repair my Van knowing he will never see you
> > >> again.
> > >>
> > >>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
> > >>             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
> > >>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
> > >>
> >
> >
> > --peace--
> >    stu and ginger and jasmine
> >    Arlington, VA
> >    1991 Westy (MZ MAGIC)
> >