Re: Vehicle transport, anyone ever do this?

["Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>]

When I rented the Explorer it did not have a hitch. I rented that from
U-haul along with the trailer - cost $15 a day, IIRC.

I never asked explicitly about liability while towing a trailer, but the
concern occurred to me. I bought that otherwise useless rental insurance
Hertz offers just to keep things clean. Whether that would actually have
covered me or not I can't say.

Typically, I would not trust a bumper hitch for more than about a thousand
pounds, given the thickness of metal and shoddy welds involved in most
bumpers. YMMV.

Cheers,

Christian
87 16V


----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Tovsen" <sixteen.volt@gte.net>
To: "Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>; "Nate Mellom" <bronson@inwave.com>;
"Scirocco Mailing List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 11:26 PM
Subject: RE: Vehicle transport, anyone ever do this?


> 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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