RE: Vehicle transport, anyone ever do this?

["Neal Tovsen" <sixteen.volt@gte.net>]

Did the Explorer actually have a trailer hitch and towing package? I
recently got an F-150 Supercab from Budget, and noticed that it had a
bumper-hitch and light plug, but no tow ball. I toyed with the idea of
buying a ball and renting a trailer to go get a car, but it didn't happen.

If I were to put a ball on that bumper, would it work to tow a car trailer?
The bumper was stamped for 5000lbs, but I always thought you couldn't tow
that much without a frame-mounted hitch...

Of course, this is even before I dare to ask the question: "What would
Budget do if they knew I was towing a car with this truck?" The truck was
part of their normal "car" fleet (not in their truck divison). I had
specified a "mid-size car", but this is what I got. Contract violation?

Neal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Christian Els
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 1:30 PM
> To: Nate Mellom; Scirocco Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Vehicle transport, anyone ever do this?
>
>
> Cheapest way is to rent (or beg/borrow/extended test drive) a pickup truck
> and a trailer.
>
> A U-Haul type deal will typically cost less for local (drive it there and
> back) than one-way (rent it there, drive back), but mileage charges will
> kill you.
>
> My cheapest out was to rent an Explorer from Hertz (unlimited
> mileage :) and
> a trailer from U-Haul (no mileage tracked) and I grabbed a car
> from Houston,
> Texas (I'm in Missouri) over a weekend for about $200.
>
> Moving up the scale, if you are in/close to a big city, check
> with the local
> offices of nationwide moving companies (United, Allied, Coastal, et al)
> sometime they have partial loads along common routes that you can add your
> car onto at a reduced rate.
>
> Most expensive is a dedicated auto hauler, listed in the back of any
> Hemmings Motor News or similar rag -- typically ~$1000 coast-to-coast,
> somewhat less for less distance.
>
> HTH.
>
> Christian
> 87 16V
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nate Mellom <bronson@inwave.com>
> To: Scirocco Mailing List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 11:52
> Subject: Vehicle transport, anyone ever do this?
>
>
> > My buddy is seriously thinking about buying a Citroen DS on eBay.
> > Problems is, we live in Wisconsin, the car is in California.  We're
> > thinking about driving out, and driving or trailering the Citroen home.
> > If we were to trailer it, anyone know what it might cost to do this?
> > Thanks,
> > Nate
> > '81
> > '84
> > And no, they are not going to Cali.....=o(
> >
> >
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