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Location: Minneapolis, MN & Palm Springs, CA
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 Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2002 9:27 am Post subject: Transporting classic accross country |
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| I need to transport a classic beetle from Atlanta to Minneapolis carefully. Any suggestions? Thanks |
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Joined: March 18, 2002
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Location: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2002 2:11 pm Post subject: Transporting classic accross country |
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| Hi I am new to this forum, and I love this site! I am from Canada, so I don't know exactly how things work there but I would recomend either renting a Uhaul type truck and load your bug in there for transport, as I have done this before with great success, or contact a reputable moving Co. in your area to do it for you($$$$) Then there's always the option of taking an adventurous road trip with you and a pal (bring spares and a good camera) I hope that has helped, CHEERS! |
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bljones
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Joined: February 08, 2002
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Location: ontario canada
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2002 8:54 pm Post subject: Transporting classic accross country |
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| try passport transport. they are one of the best classic car transport comapnies in the country, and they offer both enclosed and open transport. |
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ChrisM181
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2002 10:15 pm Post subject: Transporting classic accross country |
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| If you want something done right you have to do it yourself! I would never put one of my vehicles in the hands of any company, or in the hands of anyone besides myself. I towed a 67 Westy from Missola Montana to Ann Arbor Michigan with a Crysler 6 cyliner minivan and a tow dollie at 70 to 75 mph the whole way, It was no problem, at a small fraction of the price it would have cost to have me to have it transported, also a bug is alot easier to pull than a bus, so if you have access to a van or truck rent a tow dollie and enjoy the site of that bug in the rearview the whole way home! |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN & Palm Springs, CA
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:02 am Post subject: Transporting classic accross country |
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| Yes, actually my primary vehicle is a Toyota Tundra V8 pickup. I regularly pull a 7000 lb. boat. I am considering renting a flatbed trailer and towing it myself. SOmeone else mentioned renting an enclosed box truck from U-Haul and putting the car inside. I don't know how I would get the car inside the truck, but it is worth exploring... |
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ChrisM181
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2002 7:08 pm Post subject: Transporting classic accross country |
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| With a V8 Toyota Tundra you will not even be able to tell that a little bug is behind you, why would you pay big money for a uhaul when you have a nice truck? if I were you I would get myself a bug tow bar, and tow that bug home with it, it is good to have one anyway, and they tow great and it is by far the cheapest way to go and you would own the tow bar, you can order them from most any VW parts supplier, Unless you have a large budget and rather use a enclosed trailer, I do not know about you but everytime I go outwest or down south I find a sweet VW that I must have and end up emptying my bank account, so I always have to find the cheapest way to get it home. As long as your bug has good tires towing a bug with a tow bar is the easiest and cheapest way to go, in my opinion, good luck! |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2002 8:56 pm Post subject: Transporting classic accross country |
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| I'm not sure where I read it, but I read something that said it was not good for the transmission to tow a bug w/ the rear wheels on the ground over a long distance. I towed one this December from NJ to MO. When I was looking into how I was going to do it, I called my local VW parts store about the towbar and they corroborated with me on that. I guess if its a later model you could remove the axles/cv joints, but I couldn't in my case b/c it was swingaxle. Plus, you never really know the car's condition till you see it yourself. I borrowed a flatbed from a friend. Used a V6 Explorer to tow it with no problems even at 75mph. If it feels weird, one of the trailer's tires is messed up or the load isn't balanced. ( i had the tire problem -it felt a bit jerky even with the trailer empty on the way out there-I didn't know this was bad, not having towed a trailer before, got to Jersey loaded the car, the tire blew after only 60 miles, put the spare on and it was smooth as silk the whole way home after that. My friend got a refund for that tire, it was new, just appearantly a dud. I loaded the car on backward so the engine(heaviest part) was on the front of the trailer for balance. It did look cool in the rearview. Good luck! |
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ChrisM181
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2002 11:50 pm Post subject: Transporting classic accross country |
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| I have been told by everyone and their brother that towing long distance is bad for your tranny, but I have towed cars with tow bars for years, I tow my sandrail with a tow bar, and then drive it on the sand dunes, I push the tranny to the limits and for the past 8 years I have not had any problems with my trans. And hell I rather risk my transmission than to risk the entire vehicle by towing it on on trailer with a top heavy suv. So I think people tend to be puss's when it comes to towing there VW, these fine german enginered vehicles can deal with a little tow now and then! |
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